A Catskill Eagle vs Looking for Rachel Wallace: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Spenser, Massachusetts, Boston, Private investigators, Mystery, Fiction
A Catskill Eagle
Spenser loves just one woman, even though she's the one he's just lost. So when her desperate letter arrives, he doesn't think twice. He has to free his best friend from a life sentence, and get Susan out of trouble.
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Looking for Rachel Wallace
When Spenser accepts a job as a "bodyguard" for a beautiful young woman, he gets in way over his head.
The verdict
- Readers rate Looking for Rachel Wallace highest: Looking for Rachel Wallace 4.4 · A Catskill Eagle 4.0.
- A Catskill Eagle has the widest readership — 9388 ratings behind its score.
- Looking for Rachel Wallace reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 4 times.
- A Catskill Eagle runs the darker storyline; Looking for Rachel Wallace stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Looking for Rachel Wallace
4.4 vs 4.0 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
A Catskill Eagle
a darker storyline than Looking for Rachel Wallace
Want something lighter?
Looking for Rachel Wallace
an easier tone than A Catskill Eagle
Want the literary heavyweight?
Looking for Rachel Wallace
cited 4 times vs 1 for A Catskill Eagle
Scores by source
| A Catskill Eagle | Looking for Rachel Wallace | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (9388) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (16) | 4.0 (22) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (300) | 4.5 (441) |
Reception
| A Catskill Eagle | Looking for Rachel Wallace | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9388 | 441 |
| Editions | 4 | 10 |
| Citations | 1 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 1401 | — |
| Pages | 311 | 219 |