A Thief in the Night vs The Black Mask: Further Adventure of the Amateur Cracksman: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Raffles, Classic Literature, Short Stories, Fiction

Cover of A Thief in the Night

A Thief in the Night E. W. Hornung · 1905 ★★★★☆ 3.8 106 pages · ≈ 1 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Black Mask: Further Adventure of the Amateur Cracksman

The Black Mask: Further Adventure of the Amateur Cracksman E. W. Hornung · 1975 186 pages · ≈ 3 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.

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