Author: Buchan, John, 1875-1940 (Keywords)

First published in 1927 'Ship to Tarshish' describes a ruined merchant banker who, in his misery, goes out to Canada. He becomes an unsuccessful journalist and then the part-owner of a store in the unforgiving Quebec bush before reassessing his life.

"Set on the eve of World War One, Hannay has returned to London from South Africa to begin a new life, when he becomes embroiled in an undercover German plot to steal British plans for the outbreak of war. As the clock starts ticking, can Hannay outrun the police and German spies to protect Brita...

A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and he stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring trying to steal top-secret information.