Bored Canadian Richard Hannay, on holiday in London, meets a mysterious woman who says she’s a spy. When she is murdered in his flat and he is accused, Hannay sets out to uncover the meaning of the “39 Steps,” a secret she spoke of with her dying breath. Hannay, unsure of whom he can trust, criss-crosses England and Scotland on a thrilling adventure involving “train chases, plane crashes, shadowy murders, beautiful spies, trilby wearing heavies, dastardly villains” and of course love, as he races against time to save England and the world.