A Burial at Sea vs The Constant Gardener: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Investigation, Murder, Fiction

A Burial at Sea

A Burial at Sea Charles Finch · 2011 ★★★★☆ 4.4 314 pages · ≈ 5 h 49 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The Constant Gardener John le Carré · 2000 ★★★★☆ 3.8 557 pages · ≈ 10 h 19 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate A Burial at Sea higher: 4.4 vs 3.8 from 207 votes.
A Burial at Sea is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 10 for The Constant Gardener.