Private vs The Thief: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Detectives, Private investigators, Fiction
Private
The police can't help you Former CIA agent Jack Morgan runs Private, a renowned investigation company with branches around the globe. It is where you go when you need maximum force and maximum discretion. The secrets of…
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The Thief
On the ocean liner Mauritania, two European scientists with a dramatic new invention are barely rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agency's intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfortunately, they are…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Private has the widest readership — 58539 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Private | The Thief | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (58539) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (58) | 3.8 (16) |
| Google Books | — | 2.5 (10) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (16006) | 4.0 (690) |
Reception
| Private | The Thief | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 58539 | 690 |
| Editions | 32 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 22091 | — |
| Reading it now | 3062 | — |
| Written reviews | 3269 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 245 | 392 |
| Pages | 387 | 368 |