Shattered vs The Amateur Cracksman: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: England -- Fiction, English Detective and mystery stories, England, Classic Literature, Mystery, Fiction
Shattered
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When jockey Martin Stukely dies following a fall at Cheltenham races, he accidentally embroils his friend Gerard Logan in a perilous search for a stolen video tape. Logan is a glass-blower on the verge of widespread…
The Amateur Cracksman
“It was half-past twelve when I returned to the Albany as a last desperate resort.”
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First published in 1899, The Amateur Cracksman was the first collection of stories detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England. Raffles was E. W. Hornung's most famous…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Shattered highest: Shattered 3.9 · The Amateur Cracksman 3.6.
- Shattered has the widest readership — 6772 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Shattered | The Amateur Cracksman | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (6772) | 3.6 (2738) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (8) | 3.2 (5) |
| Google Books | — | 2.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (97) | — |
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Reception
| Shattered | The Amateur Cracksman | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6772 | 2738 |
| Editions | 30 | 223 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1090 | 3398 |
| Reading it now | 292 | — |
| Written reviews | 308 | 369 |
| Wikipedia attention | 394 | 488 |
| Pages | 292 | 234 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Shattered or The Amateur Cracksman?
Shattered has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Shattered 3.9/5, The Amateur Cracksman 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Shattered or The Amateur Cracksman?
The Amateur Cracksman is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Amateur Cracksman (234 pages, ≈ 4 h 20 m); Shattered (292 pages, ≈ 5 h 24 m).
Which is harder to read: Shattered or The Amateur Cracksman?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Shattered: Moderate; The Amateur Cracksman: Demanding.