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Original Title:	The Three Hostages
ISBN:	1406501301 (ISBN13: 9781406501308)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Richard Hannay #4
Characters:	Richard Hannay, Sandy Arbuthnot, Archie Roylance, Mary Lamington, Macgillivray, Dominick Medina, Tom Greenslade, Julius Victor, Adela Victor, Walter Bullivant, Dr. Newhover, David Warcliff, Lord Melcot, Odell, The Marquis de la Tour du Pin
Setting:	Oxfordshire, England London, England(United Kingdom) Norway …more Highlands, Scotland …less

The Three Hostages (Richard Hannay #4)

John Buchan

Paperback | Pages: 288 pages

Rating: 3.81 | 886 Users | 73 Reviews

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Title	:	The Three Hostages (Richard Hannay #4)
Author	:	John Buchan
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 288 pages
Published	:	October 25th 2005 by Dodo Press (first published January 1st 1924)
Categories	:	Fiction. Adventure. Classics. Thriller. Mystery. European Literature. British Literature

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The 4th Hannay novel; this one isn't as relentlessly fast paced as its predecessors. There are several chapters with a domesticated post-war Hannay steadfastly refusing to be drawn into a new caper but 'methinks the lady doth protest too much' and he's soon drawn in. It bothers me a bit that Hannay and wife join in only because the third hostage is a little boy like their own son; thy're oddly callous about the plight of the a young man and woman in the hands of what is described as a most dastardly international gang, although to be fair, everyone is eventually rescued. Much of the mid part of the novel is dedicated to Hannay pretending to be the hypnotised puppet of one of Buchan's most fascinating and complex villains yet, but it does make for a rather passive narrative apart from one or two excursions and a lot of off-stage derring-do by Hannay's wife and confederates. The climax in a craggy wilderness is exciting but comes a little late to entirely make up for the long dull stretches, in my opinion. And Buchan's terror of Jews, Bolsheviks and diverse Eastern mysticisms gets a little stale at this point.

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Ratings: 3.81 From 886 Users | 73 Reviews

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Entirely preposterous and the views in it are so bizarre and antiquated. Enjoyable twaddle.

A, now Sir, Richard Hannay adventure but one more cerebral than his suspenseful, exciting The Thirty Nine Steps. As such the suspense is more drawn out and the best excitement comes towards the end when Hannay and his opponent face each other in the Scottish hills.

Now the war is over and Hannay, with his wife and son, have settled in to a life of peace. It is not to last. Three hostages have been taken from three of Englands leaders, and the ransom is their support of a program destructive to England. Hannay, against his inclinations, enters the search for the hostages. Much of the story is a series of chases, following various clues, during which Hannay is once again forced to work against the ordinary police to maintain his secrecy. Even when he finds

Back in 2014 I rated this with three stars because, even for Buchan, it had so many bizarre riddles, coincidences, masquerades and an Iago-like motiveless malignity villain. Having just re-read it, I won't advance the book to four stars, but I appreciate it more and indulge in the whimsy. If you are new to Buchan do not begin with this one, but don't disdain to read it if you come to like Buchan's work as I do. It's fun in the grand context.

This book can be got for very cheap since it is out of copyright in some places. Amazing book, it's great to get back to classic Buchan. The author has really become used to his characters and they fill the book with their various personalities (for all his silly imperialism). This one has Richard Hanney at his most un-hypnotisable, chasing round men of such strong will they intoxicate others with their presence. He doesn't actually get out into the country much in this one, and not at all to

A most enjoyable thriller cleverly plotted.