Liar's candle vs The Mission Song: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Intelligence officers, Spy Fiction, Fiction
Liar's candle
Reminiscent of the work of John le Carre and Olen Steinhauser, this brilliant debut novel features a young State Department intern on the run in Turkey, trying to outwit and outmaneuver everyone from the Turkish…
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The Mission Song
Wanneer een Afrikaanse tolk bij een geheim topoverleg ontdekt dat men een invasie van het noodlijdende Congo plant, probeert hij dat wereldkundig te maken.
The verdict
- Readers rate The Mission Song highest: The Mission Song 4.0 · Liar's candle 3.7.
- Liar's candle has the widest readership — 730 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Liar's candle | The Mission Song | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (730) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (4) | 3.5 (6) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (14) | 4.0 (119) |
Reception
| Liar's candle | The Mission Song | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 730 | 119 |
| Editions | 10 | 41 |
| Citations | — | 7 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1650 | — |
| Reading it now | 45 | — |
| Written reviews | 157 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 602 |
| Pages | 320 | 354 |