Mysterious Mr. Sabin vs The Whip Hand: Which Should You Read?

Mysterious Mr. Sabin Edward Phillips Oppenheim · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.0 370 pages · ≈ 6 h 51 m · Challenging

"The mysterious Mr. Sabin is an unscrupulous French royalist who aids the German government in a conspiracy of war against England. His part in the plot is that of securing valuable papers recording the coast defenses…

The Whip Hand Victor Canning · 1965 ★★★★☆ 3.8 271 pages · ≈ 5 h 01 m · Moderate

A 1960s London PI's search for a missing au pair leads to sinister evil in this classic spy series opener by the author of The Rainbird Pattern.Meet Rex Carver, the suave and laconic private investigator.His job is to…