If you can't be good vs The line-crosser: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Spy Fiction, Fiction

Cover of If you can't be good

If you can't be good Ross Thomas · 1973 ★★★★☆ 4.0 249 pages · ≈ 4 h 37 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The line-crosser

The line-crosser Ted Allbeury · 1993 ★★★★☆ 3.9 371 pages · ≈ 6 h 52 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
If you can't be good is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 6 for The line-crosser.

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