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How does John Buchan create suspense in the book "The Thirty-Nine Steps"?
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Specialist Study: The Thirty Nine Steps How does John Buchan create suspense in the book "The Thirty-Nine Steps"? "The Thirty Nine Steps" by John Buchan is about a man who has to escape London to find the real criminals behind a political assassination. The author throughout the story uses many techniques to create suspense through using the main character Richard Hannay. In the first chapter sets the scene by giving some background history of Hannay's life before he gets a visit for Scudder. Buchan in the first few pages of the book is already creating the feeling of suspense when Hannay and Scudder meet outside Hannay's flat. The line, "Is the door locked? He asked feverishly." This gives me the image that Scudder is really nervous. I feel this creates the impression that something quite serious is going on and that the rest of the story is also going to be exciting. Buchan ends...
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