Stamboul train vs The Salzburg Connection: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction inEnglish, Spy Fiction, Fiction
Stamboul train
Published in 1932 as an 'entertainment', Graham Greene's gripping spy thriller unfolds aboard the majestic Orient Express as it crosses Europe from Ostend to Constantinople. Weaving a web of subterfuge, murder and…
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The Salzburg Connection
In 1945, with their thousand-year empire falling around them and the Allies on their heels, the Nazis hide a sealed chest in the dark, forbidding waters of the Finstersee - a lake surrounded by the brooding peaks of the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Stamboul train is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Salzburg Connection.
- The Salzburg Connection has the widest readership — 4209 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Stamboul train | The Salzburg Connection | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (4209) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.4 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (5) | 4.0 (41) |
Reception
| Stamboul train | The Salzburg Connection | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 4209 |
| Editions | 45 | 36 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1722 | 724 |
| Pages | 224 | 395 |