Thirty-Nine Steps
Set just before the onset of the First World War, The Thirty-Nine Steps introduces one of literature’s most memorable detectives, Richard Hannay, an expatriate Scot who has just returned to London from South Africa. Four days after hearing of an assassination plot and plans to steal Britain’s military strategies, Hannay’s informant is found dead in his apartment. Forced to flee from both the murde...
Set just before the onset of the First World War, The Thirty-Nine Steps introduces one of literature’s most memorable detectives, Richard Hannay, an expatriate Scot who has just returned to London from South Africa. Four days after hearing of an assassination plot and plans to steal Britain’s military strategies, Hannay’s informant is found dead in his apartment. Forced to flee from both the murde...
