num_pages: 108
description: Alternate cover edition can be found here.When Richard Hannay returns from a long stay in Africa, he becomes caught up in a sensational plot to precipitate a pan-European war.After the discovery of a corpse in his flat, Hannay flees the attentions of both the conspirators and the forces of the law, and the pursuit turns into a thrilling manhunt.Set against the hot summer which precedes the outbreak of the First World War, The Thirty-nine Steps is one of the finest and most highly admired thrillers ever written.
language: English
title: The Thirty-Nine Steps
titlecomplete: The Thirty-Nine Steps
characters: Richard Hannay, Walter Bullivant
genres: Espionage, Crime, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Scotland, Classics, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Adventure
ratings_count: 39742
places: London, England, England, Scotland
series: Richard Hannay
publisher: Wordsworth Classics