The Man Who Knew Too Much & The 39 Steps - Classic Mystery Thriller Novels by John Buchan | Perfect for Book Clubs, Mystery Lovers & Vintage Literature Collectors

Man Who Knew Too Much & The 39 StepsThese are stories about intrigue, espionage, and terrorism. People are threatened but survive and endure. “The Man Who Knew Too Much” was later remade. The last version was named “Foul Play”. Hitchcock made “The 39 Steps” a number of times, all had the same basic plot (an innocent man flees from a false accusation and solves the crime). The last one was called “North by Northwest”. See the individual reviews for more details.“The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1934) starts when a man is shot dead while dancing. His partner’s husband retrieves a hidden message from the dead man’s room. But their child has been abducted, they are told to say nothing! But their plot fails. The police follow them and trap them in a building. The plotters exchange gunfire with the police. The wife shows her skill in rescuing her child!“The 39 Steps” (1933) was taken from the novel by John Buchan. A lady asks Richard Hannay for help, she is afraid for her life. She knows of a plot to steal a military secret and send it to Europe. Hannay offers her shelter, then finds her stabbed (she talks before she dies). The police want Hannay for questioning, so he flees to Scotland. Can he escape the police and prevent the loss of a vital military secret?