Liar's candle vs Prelude to terror: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Terrorism, Spy Fiction, Fiction
Liar's candle
Reminiscent of the work of John le Carre and Olen Steinhauser, this brilliant debut novel features a young State Department intern on the run in Turkey, trying to outwit and outmaneuver everyone from the Turkish…
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Prelude to terror
Synopsis (Fantastic Fiction) The scene is Vienna, where an American art expert, Colin Grant, has been dispatched by a Texas millionaire to buy a painting by the Dutch master Ruysdael. He is instructed to get the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Prelude to terror highest: Prelude to terror 4.2 · Liar's candle 3.7.
- Liar's candle has the widest readership — 730 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Liar's candle | Prelude to terror | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (730) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (14) | 4.5 (32) |
Reception
| Liar's candle | Prelude to terror | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 730 | 32 |
| Editions | 10 | 21 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1650 | — |
| Reading it now | 45 | — |
| Written reviews | 157 | — |
| Pages | 320 | 352 |