Mysterious Mr. Sabin vs Yellow-dog contract: Which Should You Read?
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Mysterious Mr. Sabin
"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…
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Yellow-dog contract
An ex-political operative is a master of dirty tricks, but now he's mixed up in something far worse: "Ross Thomas is without peer in American suspense" (Los Angeles Times).   There are few jobs that Harvey…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Yellow-dog contract has the widest readership — 352 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Mysterious Mr. Sabin | Yellow-dog contract | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (352) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (11) | 4.0 (14) |
Reception
| Mysterious Mr. Sabin | Yellow-dog contract | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11 | 352 |
| Editions | 46 | 16 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 113 |
| Reading it now | — | 51 |
| Written reviews | — | 20 |
| Wikipedia attention | 55 | 633 |
| Pages | 370 | 264 |