The kingdom of the blind vs The Vanished Messenger: Which Should You Read?

The kingdom of the blind Edward Phillips Oppenheim · 1909 ★★★★☆ 3.8 220 pages · ≈ 4 h 04 m · Challenging

“Lady Anselman stood in the centre of the lounge at the Ritz Hotel and with a delicately-poised forefinger counted her guests.”

E. Phillips Oppenheim’s 1916 thriller follows the search for a German spy in Great Britain during World War I, and highlights wartime tensions among the British upper class.

The Vanished Messenger Edward Phillips Oppenheim · 1914 ★★★★☆ 3.8 245 pages · ≈ 4 h 32 m · Challenging

“There were very few people upon Platform Number Twenty-one of Liverpool Street Station at a quarter to nine on the evening of April 2 - possibly because the platform in question is one of the most remote and least used in the great terminus.”

There were very few people upon Platform Number Twenty one of Liverpool Street Station at a quarter to nine on the evening of April 2 possibly because the platform in question is one of the most remote and least used in…