22 Seconds vs Angel's Inferno: Which Should You Read?

Cover of 22 Seconds 22 Seconds James Patterson & Maxine Paetro · 2022 ★★★★☆ 4.5 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate

SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer has guns on her mind. There’s buzz of a last-ditch shipment of drugs and weapons crossing the Mexican border ahead of new restrictive gun laws. Before Lindsay can act, her top informant tips…

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Cover of Angel's Inferno Angel's Inferno William Hjortsberg · 2020 ★★★★☆ 3.6 436 pages · ≈ 8 h 04 m · Moderate

A 1950s amnesiac and hard-boiled detective sets out for revenge in this blend of mystery, supernatural horror, and metaphysical fiction. Private investigator Harry Angel is in a jam. Handcuffed in his apartment along…

The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

22 SecondsAngel's Inferno
Goodreads — 3.6 (307)
Hardcover 3.6 (14) —
Apple Books 4.5 (2169) 4.5 (9)

Reception

22 SecondsAngel's Inferno
Ratings 2169 307
Editions 10 3
Pages 400 436

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