The League of Night and Fog vs Yellow-dog contract: Which Should You Read?
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The League of Night and Fog
“ROME, ITALY, February 28 (AP)-Vatican officials and Rome police remain battled five days after the disappearance of Cardinal Krunoslav Pavelic, influential member of the Roman Catholic Church's administration group, the Curia.”
Two brilliant operatives known as Saul and Drew are drawn together to solve a baffling mystery: Why have ten elderly men from around the world been kidnapped? As the agents investigate they are pulled into a violent…
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Yellow-dog contract
An ex-political operative is a master of dirty tricks, but now he's mixed up in something far worse: "Ross Thomas is without peer in American suspense" (Los Angeles Times).   There are few jobs that Harvey…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Yellow-dog contract is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The League of Night and Fog.
- The League of Night and Fog has the widest readership — 3747 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The League of Night and Fog | Yellow-dog contract | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (3747) | 4.0 (352) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (10) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (91) | 4.0 (14) |
Reception
| The League of Night and Fog | Yellow-dog contract | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3747 | 352 |
| Editions | 8 | 16 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1502 | 113 |
| Reading it now | 481 | 51 |
| Written reviews | 142 | 20 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 633 |
| Pages | 413 | 264 |