A Hallowed Place vs One Big Damn Puzzler: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Lawyers, Legal stories, Fiction

Cover of A Hallowed Place

A Hallowed Place Caro Fraser · 1999 ★★★★☆ 4.1 298 pages · ≈ 5 h 31 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of One Big Damn Puzzler

One Big Damn Puzzler John Harding · 2005 ★★★★☆ 3.9 492 pages · ≈ 9 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
A Hallowed Place is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 9 for One Big Damn Puzzler.

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