In Secret vs The Runagates Club: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War I, World War, Fiction
In Secret
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The case in question concerned a letter in a yellow envelope, which was dumped along with other incoming mail upon one of the many long tables where hundreds of women and scores of men sat opening and reading thousands…
The Runagates Club
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John Buchan’s The Runagates Club is a classic of British interwar short fiction. These twelve stories appeared from 1913 to 1927, when he was at the peak of his powers, and feature Richard Hannay, Edward Leithen, and…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Runagates Club has the widest readership — 15 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| In Secret | The Runagates Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (11) | 3.8 (15) |
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Reception
| In Secret | The Runagates Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11 | 15 |
| Editions | 142 | 67 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 48 | 94 |
| Written reviews | 11 | 15 |
| Wikipedia attention | 95 | 71 |
| Pages | 246 | 342 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: In Secret or The Runagates Club?
In Secret has the higher combined reader rating across sources (In Secret 3.9/5, The Runagates Club 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: In Secret or The Runagates Club?
In Secret is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: In Secret (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m); The Runagates Club (342 pages, ≈ 6 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: In Secret or The Runagates Club?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — In Secret: Challenging; The Runagates Club: Challenging.