The ThirtyNine Steps, John Buchan
The ThirtyNine Steps, John Buchan
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The Thirty-Nine Steps

Author: John Buchan

Narrator: Chris Lutkin

Unabridged: 4 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2022


Synopsis

As war looms in Europe, Richard Hannay returns from Rhodesia to his home in London. His neighbor, an American freelance spy named Franklin Scudder, claims to know of an assassination plot to destabilize Europe. When Hannay finds Scudder dead in his flat, he is drawn into a fast-paced labyrinthine adventure that takes him from the hills of Scotland to an unassuming location by the sea.

About John Buchan

John Buchan (1875 - 1940) was a talented author who specialized in adventure novels. Having served as the Governor-General of Canada, he has over fifty books to his name.

About Chris Lutkin

Chris Lutkin has been an actor, a director, a writer, and a teacher for over thirty years. He has narrated several audiobooks including The Early Stories of Philip K. Dick, 12 Stories by Edgar Allan Poe, and The Red Badge of Courage. He currently resides in Detroit with his wife, Heather, and their rescue dog, Buckaroo.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rowan on October 28, 2023

I enjoyed both the 1935 and 1959 film adaptations, so figured it was time to finally read this classic from 1915! The Thirty-Nine Steps follows Richard Hannay who is bored with life, and soon finds himself framed for murder and involved in a complex assassination plot. He goes on the run and seems to......more

Goodreads review by Bobby on November 10, 2022

Scotsman John Buchan’s fabulous The Thirty-Nine Steps is rightly considered a seminal classic in the Adventure/Spy genre, and it is for good reason it was on The Guardian’s Best 100 English Novels list at #42. This exciting tale of espionage defined the man-on-the-run tale in breathless fashion, and......more

Goodreads review by Georgia on February 17, 2023

What Hitchcock does with this novel is what Italy did for ground meat by inventing lasagna. The meat is here - a race against time and up to Scotland and back - but it might, if you love the Robert Donat film, think it needs . . . something. Salt? Pepper? A blonde? Perhaps a scene where the hero han......more

Goodreads review by Fabian on November 24, 2020

Run-of-the-mill outmoded thriller. With conventions that pile on & on like wretched clichés, "The 39 Steps" is somewhat thrilling, somewhat entertaining. A sure predecessor to "The Fugitive," it has our main man running from the law while hiding and acting the parts of the British "lower" classes. T......more

Goodreads review by Jon on February 16, 2025

The classic (and I believe first) 'a secret society is after me and no one will believe me' story line - reminded me of a kind of proto-James Bond novel. You are really invested in the situation; if things continue on the way they are going there will be a war...a war that will 'ripple' out and cove......more