A Grave Robbery vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?

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A Grave Robbery Deanna Raybourn ★★★★☆ 4.4 337 pages · ≈ 6 h 14 m · Moderate

Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, in this latest historical mystery from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn.Lord…

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The Talleyrand Maxim Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.9 195 pages · ≈ 3 h 37 m · Challenging

“Linford Pratt, senior clerk to Eldrick & Pascoe, solicitors, of Barford, a young man who earnestly desired to get on in life, by hook or by crook, with no objection whatever to crookedness, so long as it could be performed in safety and secrecy, had once during one of his periodical visit to the town Reference Library, lighted on a maxim of that other unscrupulous person, Prince Talleyrand, which”

The “Talleyrand Maxim” holds that “With time and patience, the mulberry leaf is turned into satin.” The adage has the character of guidance for life for an ambitious legal clerk, Linford Pratt. Unlike most people, he…

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The verdict

Readers rate A Grave Robbery highest: A Grave Robbery 4.4 · The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9.
The Talleyrand Maxim is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for A Grave Robbery.
The Talleyrand Maxim has the widest readership — 180 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? The Talleyrand Maxim ≈ 3h vs 6h for A Grave Robbery Just want the better-reviewed one? A Grave Robbery 4.4 vs 3.9 from readers New to the genre? A Grave Robbery Moderate vs Challenging for The Talleyrand Maxim

Scores by source

	A Grave Robbery	The Talleyrand Maxim
Goodreads	—	3.9 (180)
Hardcover	4.0 (20)	—
Apple Books	4.5 (159)	4.5 (13)
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Reception

	A Grave Robbery	The Talleyrand Maxim
Ratings	159	180
Editions	—	115
Want to read	—	102
Reading it now	—	28
Written reviews	—	30
Pages	337	195
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: A Grave Robbery or The Talleyrand Maxim?

A Grave Robbery has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Grave Robbery 4.4/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).

Which is shorter to read: A Grave Robbery or The Talleyrand Maxim?

The Talleyrand Maxim is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Talleyrand Maxim (195 pages, ≈ 3 h 37 m); A Grave Robbery (337 pages, ≈ 6 h 14 m).

Which is harder to read: A Grave Robbery or The Talleyrand Maxim?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Grave Robbery: Moderate; The Talleyrand Maxim: Challenging.