All The Queen's Men vs Passage of arms: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Illegal arms transfers, Spy Fiction, Fiction
All The Queen's Men
(The second book in the CIA's Spies series) CIA agent John Medina and electronics expert Niema Burdock share a violent past: the two were part of a covert operation that went tragically wrong, resulting in the death of…
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Passage of arms
In this classic thriller, two American tourists find more adventure than they bargained for when they get involved with Chinese gun smugglers and Muslim revolutionaries, learning first hand about the intrigue of the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- All The Queen's Men has the widest readership — 12528 ratings behind its score.
- All The Queen's Men runs the darker storyline; Passage of arms stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| All The Queen's Men | Passage of arms | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (12528) | 3.9 (1028) |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (8) | 1.5 (2) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (271) | 3.5 (5) |
Reception
| All The Queen's Men | Passage of arms | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 12528 | 1028 |
| Editions | 8 | 32 |
| Citations | — | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3417 | 756 |
| Reading it now | 641 | 67 |
| Written reviews | 447 | 87 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 268 |
| Pages | 376 | 304 |