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Los 39 escalones

Los 39 escalones

de John Buchan

Libro 1 de Richard Hannay

Título original: The Thirty-Nine Steps · Publicado por primera vez en 1915 · 116 páginas · unas 2 horas de lectura

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Richard Hannay acaba de regresar a Inglaterra tras años en Sudáfrica y se siente profundamente aburrido de su vida en Londres. Pero entonces se comete un asesinato en su piso, apenas unos días después de un encuentro casual con un estadounidense que le había hablado de un complot para asesinar a una figura pública, un plan que podría tener consecuencias internacionales terribles.

Convertido en sospechoso evidente para la policía y en blanco fácil para los asesinos, Hannay se ve obligado a huir a su Escocia natal, donde necesitará todo su valor e ingenio para mantenerse siempre un paso por delante de sus perseguidores.

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