John Buchan
1) The 39 steps
Author
Publisher
Polygon
Pub. Date
2011
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Description
May 1914 and Britain is on the eve of war with Germany. Richard Hannay is living a quiet life in London, but after a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger he stumbles into a hair-raising adventure - a desperate hunt across the country and against the clock, pursued by the police and a cunning, ruthless enemy.