' I turned on the light, but there was nobody there. Then I saw something in the corner that made my blood turn cold. Scudder was lying on his back. There was a long knife through his heart, pinning him to the floor.'

Soon Richard Hannay is running for his life across the hills of Scotland. The police are chasing him for a murder he did not do, and another, more dangerous enemy is chasing him as well-the mysterious 'Black Stone'. Who are these people? And why do they want Hannay dead?

Stage 4. Oxford bookworms library. Thriller & Adventure Bookworms provide enjoyable reading in English at six language stages, and offer a wide range of fiction, both classic modern.

1. The man who died
2. The milkman starts his travels
3. The hotel-owner
4. The political candidate
5. The adventure of the roadman
6. The bald writer
7. The fisherman
8. The coming of the Black Stone
9. The thirty-nine steps
10. Meetings by the sea

- Stage 4 ( 1400 headwords)
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