Book Review VI - The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps
John Buchan
Character: ★★★★★
Setting: ★★★★★
Plot: ★★★★★
Overall: ★★★★★

This book is EXCELLENT. I finished it in 3 hours since I just couldn't stop reading. The book is a gripping thriller which is a bit similar to Sherlock Holmes, only the protagonist, Mr. Hannay, was being tracked down by both the police and the 'Black Stone', which was the antagonist. The Black Stone was a large German association which was trying to get information from England through spies and a deadly plot. The book begins with a gripper -a man who just confided many secrets affecting the whole country just got assasinated in his room. A large part of the book is where Mr. Hannay is chased across the wide Scottish moors. In the end, Mr. Hannay triumphs along with the Foreign Office which aided him because they were in danger. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK. I highly recommend this book for any Sherlock Holmes/detective fans or wannabees. It does not contain any love, but it is funny at times, but mostly just extremely gripping. The whole book is like a chase, and it is amazing to see how things progress.