The Spy vs What It Was: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Washington, Private investigators, Fiction
The Spy
Detective Isaac Bell, hero of The Chase and The Wrecker, returns in the remarkable new adventure from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author.It is 1908, and international tensions are mounting as the world plunges…
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What It Was
In this hard-boiled noir, former police officer turned private investigator Derek Strange's search for a lost ring leads him down a twisted path of crime and corruption—and on the chase for a dangerous killer. …
The verdict
- Readers rate The Spy highest: The Spy 4.0 · What It Was 3.7.
- The Spy has the widest readership — 10528 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Spy | What It Was | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (10528) | 3.8 (2418) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (20) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (576) | 3.5 (265) |
Reception
| The Spy | What It Was | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10528 | 2418 |
| Editions | 16 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3583 | 1020 |
| Reading it now | 1343 | 129 |
| Written reviews | 584 | 289 |
| Wikipedia attention | 166 | 12 |
| Pages | 436 | — |