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Book Review of The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
Author: John Buchan
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
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"Thirty-nine steps--I counted them..." This cryptic message, scrawled in a dead man's hand was all that Richard Hannay had to go on. It was the only clue to the dread cult called Black Stone, and to the man with eyes lidded like a hawk. Hannay himself was a fugitive, wanted for murder. But he knew that unless he solved the riddle of the thirty-nine steps, the life of a nation--and Richard Hannay--would soon be finished.