The 39 Steps and the Power House

Richard Hannay is the original gentleman-hero of the spy thriller, hunted by a German espionage ring and, wrongly, by the British police who suspect him of murder. With nowhere safe to turn, he flees to Scotland, racing to expose a conspiracy that could push Britain to the brink of war - a race that hinges on the secret of the thirty-nine steps. This edition also includes The Power-House, in which Buchan's other great protagonist, Sir Edward Leithen, is drawn into a desperate attempt to uncover a plot aimed at nothing less than the destruction of western civilization.