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The Thirty Nine Steps & The Power House
The Thirty Nine Steps & The Power House
Buchan John (Buchan John)
SKU: VV1355423 ISBN: 9781848376090 Pages: 192 Paperback year: 2010 Publicher: Arcturus (Arcturus) Price: $26.77 ship 24-25
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| The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) introduces Richard Hannay, the original gentleman-hero of spy thrillers and a forerunner of James Bond. This tale of intrigue and treachery pits Hannay against not only a German spy ring but also the British police, who wrongly suspect him of murder.Hunted relentlessly, he flees to Scotland and races against time to expose a plot that would drive Britain to the brink of war. His success rests on the whereabouts of the mysterious thirty-nine steps.The Power-House (1913) features another of Buchan's most popular protagonists, Sir Edward Leithan, on o a desperate mission to uncover a sinister plot to destroy western civilization. |