By a Spider's Thread vs R. Holmes & Co.: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Criminals, Private investigators, Fiction

By a Spider's Thread

By a Spider's Thread Laura Lippman · 2004 ★★★★☆ 3.8 367 pages · ≈ 6 h 48 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of R. Holmes & Co.

R. Holmes & Co. John Kendrick Bangs · 1906 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate By a Spider's Thread higher: 3.8 vs 3.4 from 5504 votes.
By a Spider's Thread is the easier read (Moderate), R. Holmes & Co. more demanding (Challenging).

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