A Murder is Announced vs Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories]: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Agatha Christie, Detective, Classic, British, Literature, Thriller

Cover of A Murder is Announced

A Murder is Announced Agatha Christie · 1950 ★★★★☆ 4.0 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories]

Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] Agatha Christie · 1979 ★★★★☆ 3.9 160 pages · ≈ 2 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for A Murder is Announced.

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