The Thirty-Nine Steps & the Power-House (Paperback)

from DinadansFriend

Both are 1915 era thrillers and hold up pretty well. The first having been the basis of several films, including an Alfred Hitchcock treatment, and the Powerhouse about urban Guerilla work. This edition is efficient and fits well in the hand.

from lamour

When Buchan penned The Power-House, he was at the beginning of his fiction career. It had a weak plot which I did not find very interesting. However, when I started The Thirty-nine Steps, I could not put it down. Sure it is full of coincidences which move the plot along but how that plot moves al...

from bookwoman247

This book is comprised of two rollicking-good novellas. In both tales, thd protagonist stumbles upon a plot that would have devastating consequences to the world. These protagonists, however, are no bumbling characters. Both are pulled out of their comfortable lives, and both display razor-sharp ...

from bookwoman247

This book is comprised of two rollicking-good novellas. In both tales, thd protagonist stumbles upon a plot that would have devastating consequences to the world. These protagonists, however, are no bumbling characters. Both are pulled out of their comfortable lives, and both display razor-sharp ...