'I turned on the light, but there was nobody there. Then I saw something in the corner that made my blood turn cold. Scudder was lying on his back. There was a long knife through his heart, pinning him to the floor.' Soon Richard Hannay is running for his life across the hills of Scotland. The police are chasing him for a murder he did not do, and another, more dangerous enemy is chasing him as well - the mysterious 'Black Stone'. Who are these people? And why do they want Hannay dead?
John Buchan (1875-1940) was a Scottish writer who was also a politician and Governor-General of Canada. He wrote many books, but the most popular are his Richard Hannay thrillers. The Thirty-nine Steps was also filmed by Alfred Hitchcock.
一个人走在街上,突然窜出一个满脸是血的人,交给你一封信,让你帮忙把信带给一个人,然后他便死去。这该如何是好?生活中是否存在这样的历险呢?这当然不是小说的情节,只是我读完小说后,凭空想出的一个情节。我也许真的会找警察,然后被警察以凶嫌的身份拘留几天吧。也许还...
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