Description
When a dying stranger entrusts mining engineer Richard Hannay with a cryptic notebook, he unwittingly becomes the target of a dangerous international spy ring. Thrust into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, Hannay must decipher the notebook's mysterious clues—particularly the enigmatic reference to "the thirty-nine steps"—before a shadowy organization known as the Black Stone can complete their sinister plot to assassinate a world leader and plunge nations into war. With only his wits and determination to guide him, Hannay races against time across the English countryside, pursued by enemies he cannot fully identify and armed with secrets he barely understands. John Buchan's masterful thriller captures the essence of espionage and suspense, exploring themes of power, conspiracy, and the ordinary man caught in extraordinary circumstances. A gripping tale of intrigue that established many conventions of the spy novel genre.
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Penguin Classics
Published Aug 31, 2004
144 pages
ISBN: 9780141441177
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2018
128 pages
ISBN: 9780241341254
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Details
First Published
1915
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan.