One Final Turn vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
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One Final Turn
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The fifth and final installment in the Electra McDonnell series brings safecracker Ellie on a mission across World War II-era Europe to Lisbon, Portugal to rescue a key group of escaped POWs. Ellie McDonnell is about to…
The Talleyrand Maxim
“Linford Pratt, senior clerk to Eldrick & Pascoe, solicitors, of Barford, a young man who earnestly desired to get on in life, by hook or by crook, with no objection whatever to crookedness, so long as it could be performed in safety and secrecy, had once during one of his periodical visit to the town Reference Library, lighted on a maxim of that other unscrupulous person, Prince Talleyrand, which”
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The “Talleyrand Maxim” holds that “With time and patience, the mulberry leaf is turned into satin.” The adage has the character of guidance for life for an ambitious legal clerk, Linford Pratt. Unlike most people, he…
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The verdict
- Readers rate One Final Turn highest: One Final Turn 4.4 · The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9.
- The Talleyrand Maxim has the widest readership — 180 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| One Final Turn | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (84) | 4.5 (13) |
Reception
| One Final Turn | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 84 | 180 |
| Editions | — | 115 |
| Want to read | — | 102 |
| Reading it now | — | 28 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Pages | 252 | 195 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: One Final Turn or The Talleyrand Maxim?
One Final Turn has the higher combined reader rating across sources (One Final Turn 4.4/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: One Final Turn or The Talleyrand Maxim?
The Talleyrand Maxim is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Talleyrand Maxim (195 pages, ≈ 3 h 37 m); One Final Turn (252 pages, ≈ 4 h 40 m).
Which is harder to read: One Final Turn or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — One Final Turn: Moderate; The Talleyrand Maxim: Challenging.