The Quest of the Sacred Slipper vs The Winter of Frankie Machine: Which Should You Read?

The Quest of the Sacred Slipper Sax Rohmer · 1914 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 190 pages · ≈ 3 h 31 m · Challenging

“I WAS not the only passenger aboard the s.s. Mandalay who perceived the disturbance and wondered what it might portend and from whence proceed.”

This is a Fiction Action and Adventure Story Book. It tells that I was not the only passenger aboard the S. S. Mandalay who perceived the disturbance and wondered what it might portend and from whence proceed. A goodly…

The Winter of Frankie Machine Don Winslow · 2006 ★★★★☆ 4.4 320 pages · ≈ 5 h 56 m · Moderate

Frankie Machianno, a hard-working entrepreneur, passionate lover, part-time surf bum, and full-time dad, is a widely recognized pillar of his waterfront community. He is also a retired hit man. Once better known as…