
The Thirty-Nine Steps
- 116 pages ยท about 2 hours
- First published 1915
- 881 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
Richard Hannay has just returned to England after years in South Africa and is thoroughly bored with his life in London. But then a murder is committed in his flat, just days after a chance encounter with an American who had told him about an assassination plot which could have dire international consequences.
An obvious suspect for the police and an easy target for the killers, Hannay goes on the run in his native Scotland where he will need all his courage and ingenuity to stay one step ahead of his pursuers.
Good for readers who want: spy fiction, adventure, and a short read.
- Espionage
- Thrillers
- Spy stories
- Thrillers, espionage
- Adventure
- Mystery
- Mystery & detective, traditional
- Great britain
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