A Stranger in Mayfair vs City of Stairs: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Investigation, Crime, Murder, Fiction

A Stranger in Mayfair

A Stranger in Mayfair Charles Finch · 2010 ★★★★☆ 4.0 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

City of Stairs

City of Stairs Robert Jackson Bennett · 2014 ★★★★☆ 4.2 452 pages · ≈ 8 h 22 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate City of Stairs higher: 4.2 vs 4.0 from 420 votes.
A Stranger in Mayfair is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 8 for City of Stairs.