The Three Hostages

The Three Hostages (1995) by John Buchan – Wordsworth Classics Edition
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Dive into espionage the old-fashioned way with The Three Hostages, Buchan’s fourth Richard Hannay adventure — now reissued in this charmingly yellowing 1995 Wordsworth Classics paperback. Retired from the cloak-and-dagger life (as if that ever works), Hannay is lured back into the game when a sinister criminal syndicate kidnaps three innocent souls. Naturally, it’s up to our stiff-upper-lipped hero to rescue them, all while deciphering poetry, dodging hypnotists, and frowning heroically.

This edition may be slightly foxed and suspiciously well-loved (we call it “patina”), but the text still thrills with that signature mix of Edwardian grit, imperial derring-do, and gloriously dated dialogue. Perfect for readers who like their spies with monocles and their villains disturbingly articulate.

Condition: Slight creases, mild whiff of damp attic — but otherwise totally readable.
Crappy Old Books rating: 4/5 Musty Pages.

As new condition.

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