The Thirty-Nine Steps

John Buchan's breakneck thriller of espionage and pursuit.

At a glance Richard Hannay, an ordinary man plunged into a deadly conspiracy on the eve of war… A bored man in London opens his door to a frightened stranger with a terrible story, and… What it's about The Thirty-Nine Steps follows Richard Hannay, recently returned to… Framed for a murder he did not commit and pursued by both the police and the…

The Thirty-Nine Steps follows Richard Hannay, recently returned to Britain and restless, who finds himself entangled in a plot involving foreign agents and a secret that could tip the balance toward war.