Sweet danger vs The Tiger in the Smoke: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Albert Campion, Campion, Private investigators, England, Mystery, Fiction
Sweet danger
“A small window in the sunlit, yellow side of the Hotel Beauregard, Mentone, opened slowly, and through it a hand appeared, which, after depositing a compact brown suit-case upon the sill, speedily vanished.”
Way back during the crusades Richard I presented the Huntingforest family with the tiny Balkan principality of Averna but since then the kingdom has been forgotten, until circumstances in Europe suddenly render it…
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The Tiger in the Smoke
“"It may be only blackmail," said the man in the taxi hopefully.”
A fog is creeping through the weary streets of London—so too are whispers that the Tiger is back in town, undetected by the law, untroubled by morals. And the rumors are true: Jack Havoc, charismatic outlaw,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Tiger in the Smoke has the widest readership — 6228 ratings behind its score.
- The Tiger in the Smoke runs the darker storyline; Sweet danger stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Sweet danger | The Tiger in the Smoke | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (4050) | 3.9 (6228) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (9) | 4.0 (11) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (35) | 4.5 (37) |
Reception
| Sweet danger | The Tiger in the Smoke | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4050 | 6228 |
| Editions | 43 | 57 |
| Citations | — | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1626 | 4216 |
| Reading it now | 357 | 639 |
| Written reviews | 314 | 584 |
| Wikipedia attention | 230 | 751 |
| Pages | 256 | 254 |