The Thirty-Nine Steps (Novel)
What did he find in Scudder's black book?
- What did he find in Scudder's black book?
This book, written in a code that Hannay must decipher, contains everything that Scudder has uncovered in regards to the Black Stone's espionage plot. Some of it is very cryptic. Hannay uses the book to both uncover the identity of the "old archaeologist" and to pinpoint the departure point for the Black Stone ferrying intelligence.