The little drummer girl vs Without mercy: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Intelligence officers in fiction, Terrorism in fiction, Prevention, Terrorism, Intelligence officers, Spy Fiction

Cover of The little drummer girl

The little drummer girl John le Carré · 1983 ★★★★☆ 4.0 574 pages · ≈ 10 h 38 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Without mercy

Without mercy Henry Patterson · 2005 ★★★★☆ 3.9 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Without mercy is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 10 for The little drummer girl.

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