He has been feeling bored with London life - until he discovers a dead man in his flat, skewered to the floor with a knife through his heart. Only a few days before, the victim had warned him of an assassination plot that could bring the country...
WWI spy Richard Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Muslim world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy territory to meet up with his friend Sandy in Constantinople.
Once there, he and his friends...
For those who like good, clean spy-type fun, this is a SUPERLATIVE work. Part three in the adventures of Richard Hannay (which started with Buchan's well-known "Thirty-nine Steps"), this is a first-rate thriller set on the eve of World War I,...
This early (1924) spy adventure is one of five Buchan novels featuring the heroic Richard Hannay. Hannay is called out of retirement to rescue the kidnapped offspring of three highly placed British citizens. Hannay soon uncovers a global...
Richard Hannay no lograba cogerle el pulso a la metrópolis; a su vuelta de una larga estancia en las colonias, Londres le aburría mortalmente. Quizá por eso prestó atención al extraño individuo que le abordó en las...
Fortune faite en Afrique du Sud, Richard Hannay revient à Londres pour goûter pleinement une vie d'oisiveté. Ses plans sont boulersés par l'assassinat d'un homme dans son appartement. Le voici mêlé à une histoire...