Fathom five vs Secret Agents Four: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Spies, Spy Fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction
Fathom five
A teenage boy and his friends spend the spring of 1943 trying to discover who in Garmouth, a sleepy English seaport, is passing information to the Germans.
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Secret Agents Four
Several boys chase a suspicious man who turns out to be a spy, so the boys form society VACUUM which will aid a national organization of secret agents in apprehending other spies.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Secret Agents Four has the widest readership — 143 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Fathom five | Secret Agents Four | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (140) | 3.9 (143) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| Fathom five | Secret Agents Four | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 140 | 143 |
| Editions | 8 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 74 | 125 |
| Reading it now | 4 | — |
| Written reviews | 8 | 22 |
| Wikipedia attention | 143 | — |
| Pages | 242 | 141 |