John Buchan and The Thirty-Nine Steps
John Buchan's hero, Richard Hannay, was a patriotic precursor of James Bond whose appeal is undiminished nearly a century after he was
telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/8243300/John-Buchan-and-The-Thirty-Nine-Steps.html
The 100 best novels
John Buchan's espionage thriller, with its sparse, contemporary prose, is hard to put down
theguardian.com/books/2014/jul/07/100-best-novels-39-thirty-nine-steps-john-buchan-robert-mccrum
