The Three Hostages: Authorised Edition (The Richard Hannay Adventures Book 4) - Softcover

John Buchan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846971578 ISBN 13: 9781846971570

Publisher: Polygon (An Imprint of Birlinn Limited), 2010

Synopsis

After distinguished service in the First World War, Richard Hannay settles into peaceful domesticity with his wife Mary and their young son. However, news comes to him of three kidnappings. With no more than a few tantalisingly cryptic lines of verse as clues, he is soon on the trail of Dominick Medina - a charismatic polymath but a man 'utterly and consumedly wicked'. As Hannay uncovers an international plot to twist innocent minds through hypnotism and blackmail, it appears that he has met his match in one of Buchan's most memorable villains.

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Review:

Don't forget John Buchan ... very much a writer for our troubled times--The Catholic Herald

For his time, Buchan defined the spy story formula--The New Criterion

About the Author:

John Buchan was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist, born in Perth in 1875. He published nearly 30 novels and seven collections of short stories. After spells as a war correspondent, Lloyd George's Director of Information and Conservative MP, Buchan moved to Canada in 1935. He served as Governor General there until his death in 1940.

About this edition

• Publisher: Polygon (An Imprint of Birlinn Limited)
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1846971578
• ISBN 13: 9781846971570
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320