The Property of a Lady vs Yellow-dog contract: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Spy Fiction, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of The Property of a Lady

The Property of a Lady Elizabeth Adler · 1990 ★★★★☆ 4.0 576 pages · ≈ 10 h 40 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Yellow-dog contract

Yellow-dog contract Ross Thomas · 1977 ★★★★☆ 4.0 264 pages · ≈ 4 h 53 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Yellow-dog contract is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 10 for The Property of a Lady.

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