His Last Bow [8 stories] vs Mr. Justice Raffles: Which Should You Read?

His Last Bow [8 stories] Arthur Conan Doyle · 1917 ★★★★☆ 4.2 266 pages · ≈ 4 h 56 m · Challenging

The adventure of Wisteria lodge.--The adventure of the cardboard box.--The adventure of the red circle.--The adventure of the Bruce-Partington plans.--The adventure of the dying detective.--The disappearance of Lady…

Mr. Justice Raffles E. W. Hornung · 1909 394 pages · ≈ 7 h 18 m · Challenging

“RAFFLES had vanished from the face of the town, and even I had no conception of his whereabouts until he cabled to me to meet the 7.31 at Charing Cross next night.”

First published in 1909, A Thief in the Night is the first novel detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England. The novel is a darker work than the three preceding short…