![]() ![]() Hannay’s plan is to lurk in the remote wilds of Galloway, waiting for the opportune moment to reveal the conspiracy to the authorities and give the nation a fighting chance.Ĭelebrating its centenary this year, The Thirty-Nine Steps has lost none of its zip and go. Judging himself to be a “marked man”, Hannay goes on the run to his native Scotland in an attempt to evade both the police (who think he bumped off the neighbour) and the dastardly gang who, far from being a troupe of thugs, appear as a chameleon-like trio uncannily able to morph into whatever characters they choose. “I had seen men die violently before indeed I had killed a few myself in the Matabele War but this cold-blooded indoor business was different,” Hannay muses, his moustache no doubt bristling indignantly. ![]() ![]() And that, of course, is just not cricket. Next thing we know, Hannay’s tripping over said neighbour, who has been pinned to the floor with a knife through his heart. The adventure gets rolling when Hannay’s neighbour turns up at night, babbling about a gang that is planning to cause mayhem by assassinating the Greek premier and kicking off a major war - the first world war, to be precise. ![]()
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