The Friends of Eddie Coyle vs The Front: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Massachusetts, Boston, Fiction
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
"Eddie Coyle is a small-time punk with a big-time problem - who to sell out to avoid being sent up again. Eddie works for Jimmy Scalisi, supplying him with guns for a couple of bank jobs. But a cop named Foley is onto…
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The Front
When Patricia Cornwell introduced the quicksilver, cut-to-the-bone style and extraordinary cast of characters of At Risk, the result was electrifying:"At Risk is Cornwell's finest novel. It works in every way…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Friends of Eddie Coyle highest: The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4.0 · The Front 3.5.
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle has the widest readership — 11456 ratings behind its score.
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle runs the darker storyline; The Front stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Friends of Eddie Coyle | The Front | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (11456) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (31) | 2.6 (8) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (276) | 3.5 (192) |
Reception
| The Friends of Eddie Coyle | The Front | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11456 | 192 |
| Editions | 25 | 25 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 12790 | — |
| Reading it now | 833 | — |
| Written reviews | 1148 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 6936 | 3394 |
| Pages | 192 | 192 |