The 39th Step – Federer vs Nadal and the Invention of the Modern Thriller
In 1915, Scottish Author John Buchan wrote the novel that has often been called the first modern thriller. The 39 Steps was Buchan’s breakthrough, and he would go on to pen a series of phlegmatic heroes whose main strengths were their gentlemanliness, honesty and never-say-die spirit. 104 years on, and having co-authored more thrillers than…