One evening in London, a terrified neighbour takes refuge in Richard Hannay's flat and reveals a plot against England. A few days later the neighbour is found dead, and Hannay, accused of the murder, has to flee across the Scottish moors, pursued by both the police and the spies.
A breathless short spy novel: an ordinary man, hunted by everyone, can count only on his courage and his wits.
Its fast pace and direct sentences make it easy to follow in the language you are learning.



















