A Scandal in Mayfair vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mystery
A Scandal in Mayfair
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Sometimes danger lurks in plain sight, and in the cutthroat London Season socialite Lily Adler must race against time to catch a killer. Fans of Bridgerton will delight in this Regency-era mystery featuring an intrepid…
The Talleyrand Maxim
“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”
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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 Scandal in Mayfair highest: A Scandal in Mayfair 4.3 · The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9.
- The Talleyrand Maxim has the widest readership — 180 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Scandal in Mayfair | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (60) | 4.5 (13) |
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Reception
| A Scandal in Mayfair | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 60 | 180 |
| Editions | — | 115 |
| Want to read | — | 102 |
| Reading it now | — | 28 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Pages | 286 | 195 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Scandal in Mayfair or The Talleyrand Maxim?
A Scandal in Mayfair has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Scandal in Mayfair 4.3/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Scandal in Mayfair 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 Scandal in Mayfair (286 pages, ≈ 5 h 18 m).
Which is harder to read: A Scandal in Mayfair or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Scandal in Mayfair: Moderate; The Talleyrand Maxim: Challenging.