Jack Tier or the Florida Reef vs Riding the Rap: Which Should You Read?
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Jack Tier or the Florida Reef
Jack Tier is a tale set against arms smuggling to Mexico in 1846. Under cover of respectable four shipping, Captain Stephen Spike is shipping gun powder to the Mexican government for use against the U.S. The Mexican…
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Riding the Rap
Debt-ridden Palm Beach playboy Warren "Chip" Ganz takes a rich man hostage. The trouble is he chooses bookmaker Harry Arno -- an expert scammer with a U.S. Marshal on his tail. When everybody's got a gun, someone's…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Riding the Rap is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Jack Tier or the Florida Reef.
- Riding the Rap has the widest readership — 147 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Jack Tier or the Florida Reef | Riding the Rap | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 3.7 (34) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (6) | 4.0 (147) |
Reception
| Jack Tier or the Florida Reef | Riding the Rap | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6 | 147 |
| Editions | 61 | 19 |
| Citations | — | 4 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 674 |
| Pages | 506 | 326 |