The great diamond robbery vs The Great Hotel Robbery: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Police Procedural, Mystery, Fiction
The great diamond robbery
Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 3, 1986. While royalty, dignitaries, alumni, and press from all over the world gather to celebrate Harvard's 350th anniversary, an "impossible" robbery takes place. Harvard's…
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The Great Hotel Robbery
At 4:04 A.M., Friday, May 29, 1981, three tuxedo-clad men and a uniformed chauffeur emerge from a limousine at the side entrance of New York's famed Hotel Champs-Elysees, carry expensive luggage into the lobby, and…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Great Hotel Robbery has the widest readership — 9 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The great diamond robbery | The Great Hotel Robbery | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (5) | 3.2 (9) |
Reception
| The great diamond robbery | The Great Hotel Robbery | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 9 |
| Editions | 1 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 7 | — |
| Pages | 279 | 253 |