Bones in London vs The Winter of Frankie Machine: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Thriller, Mystery, Fiction

Bones in London Edgar Wallace · 1900 ★★★★☆ 3.5 184 pages · ≈ 3 h 24 m · Challenging

The new Managing Director of Schemes Ltd has an elegant London office and a theatrically dressed assistant - however Bones, as he is better known, is bored. Luckily there is a slump in the shipping market and it is not…

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The Winter of Frankie Machine Don Winslow · 2006 ★★★★☆ 4.4 320 pages · ≈ 5 h 56 m · Moderate

Frankie Machianno, a hard-working entrepreneur, passionate lover, part-time surf bum, and full-time dad, is a widely recognized pillar of his waterfront community. He is also a retired hit man. Once better known as…

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The verdict

Readers rate The Winter of Frankie Machine highest: The Winter of Frankie Machine 4.4 · Bones in London 3.5.
Bones in London is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for The Winter of Frankie Machine.
The Winter of Frankie Machine has the widest readership — 420 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Bones in London ≈ 3h vs 5h for The Winter of Frankie Machine Just want the better-reviewed one? The Winter of Frankie Machine 4.4 vs 3.5 from readers New to the genre? The Winter of Frankie Machine Moderate vs Challenging for Bones in London

Scores by source

	Bones in London	The Winter of Frankie Machine
Goodreads	3.4 (144)	—
Hardcover	—	4.1 (38)
Google Books	—	5.0 (1)
Apple Books	4.5 (7)	4.5 (420)
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Reception

	Bones in London	The Winter of Frankie Machine
Ratings	144	420
Editions	27	5
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	151	—
Reading it now	56	—
Written reviews	17	—
Wikipedia attention	—	775
Pages	184	320
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Bones in London or The Winter of Frankie Machine?

The Winter of Frankie Machine has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Winter of Frankie Machine 4.4/5, Bones in London 3.5/5).

Which is shorter to read: Bones in London or The Winter of Frankie Machine?

Bones in London is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Bones in London (184 pages, ≈ 3 h 24 m); The Winter of Frankie Machine (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m).

Which is harder to read: Bones in London or The Winter of Frankie Machine?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Bones in London: Challenging; The Winter of Frankie Machine: Moderate.