A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant #2) vs The Secret Garden: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Great Britain, England, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant #2)

A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant #2) Josephine Tey · 1936 ★★★★☆ 3.9 197 pages · ≈ 3 h 39 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1911 ★★★★☆ 4.2 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Secret Garden higher: 4.2 vs 3.9 from 1334510 votes.
The Secret Garden is the easier read (Moderate), A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant #2) more demanding (Challenging).

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