Mr. Justice Raffles vs The Black Mask: Further Adventure of the Amateur Cracksman: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Raffles, English Detective and mystery stories, Classic Literature, Short Stories, Fiction

Cover of Mr. Justice Raffles

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

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Cover of The Black Mask: Further Adventure of the Amateur Cracksman

The Black Mask: Further Adventure of the Amateur Cracksman E. W. Hornung · 1975 186 pages · ≈ 3 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Black Mask: Further Adventure of the Amateur Cracksman is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Mr. Justice Raffles.

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