A Stroke of Malice vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
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A Stroke of Malice
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Lady Kiera Darby and her husband Sebastian Gage are looking forward to celebrating with new friends at an exciting yearly soiree, but they soon learn that murder never takes a holiday in the latest riveting installment…
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 Stroke of Malice highest: A Stroke of Malice 4.4 · The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9.
- A Stroke of Malice has the widest readership — 223 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Stroke of Malice | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (9) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (223) | 4.5 (13) |
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Reception
| A Stroke of Malice | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 223 | 180 |
| Editions | 1 | 115 |
| Want to read | — | 102 |
| Reading it now | — | 28 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Pages | — | 195 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Stroke of Malice or The Talleyrand Maxim?
A Stroke of Malice has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Stroke of Malice 4.4/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).
Which is harder to read: A Stroke of Malice or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Stroke of Malice: Moderate; The Talleyrand Maxim: Challenging.