Black blade vs Yellow-dog contract: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Spy Fiction, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of Black blade

Black blade Eric Van Lustbader · 1992 ★★★★☆ 3.7 502 pages · ≈ 9 h 18 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Yellow-dog contract

Yellow-dog contract Ross Thomas · 1977 ★★★★☆ 4.0 264 pages · ≈ 4 h 53 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Yellow-dog contract higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 352 votes.
Yellow-dog contract is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 9 for Black blade.

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