The Devil's Paw vs The Evil Shepherd: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Devil's Paw The Devil's Paw Edward Phillips Oppenheim · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.7 160 pages · ≈ 2 h 58 m · Challenging
“The two men, sole occupants of the somewhat shabby cottage parlour, lingered over their port, not so much with the air of wine lovers, but rather as human beings and intimates, perfectly content with their surroundings and company.”

The two men, sole occupants of the somewhat shabby cottage parlour, lingered over their port, not so much with the air of wine lovers, but rather as human beings and intimates, perfectly content with their surroundings…

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Cover of The Evil Shepherd The Evil Shepherd Edward Phillips Oppenheim · 1922 ★★★★☆ 3.7 226 pages · ≈ 4 h 11 m · Challenging

Francis Ledsam, alert, well-satisfied with himself and the world, the echo of a little buzz of congratulations still in his ears, paused on the steps of the modern Temple of Justice to light a cigarette before calling…

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The verdict

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The Devil's PawThe Evil Shepherd
Goodreads — 3.6 (174)
Google Books 3.0 (1) —
Apple Books — 4.0 (13)

Reception

The Devil's PawThe Evil Shepherd
Ratings 1 174
Editions 48 291
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read — 343
Written reviews — 24
Wikipedia attention — 31
Pages 160 226

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