A review by lothianreader
The 39 Steps by John Buchan

2.0

A script masquerading as a novel. And film adaptations it did spawn including Hitchcock so on that basis it was a success.

I did enjoy reading this book for all that and think my knowledge of films based on it caused the book to suffer by comparison.

A quick read if you are persuaded to it - certainly it could be read to its end on a train from London to Dumfries - if there was still a direct line!