num_pages: 100
description: Adventurer Richard Hannay, just returned from South Africa, is thoroughly bored with London life—until he is accosted by a mysterious American, who warns him of an assassination plot that could completely destabalise the fragile political balance of Europe. Initially sceptical, Hannay nonetheless harbours the man—but one day returns home to find him murdered... An obvious suspect, Hannay flees to his native Scotland, pursued by both the police and a cunning, ruthless enemy. His life and the security of Britain are in grave peril, and everything rests on the solution to a baffling enigma: what are the 'thirty nine steps?'
language: English
title: The 39 Steps
titlecomplete: The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
characters: Richard Hannay, Walter Bullivant
genres: Classics, Adventure, Mystery, Scotland, Thriller, Espionage, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 39724
places: Scotland, London, England, England
series: Richard Hannay
publisher: William Blackwood & Sons