A Stranger in Mayfair vs The Bad Place: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Private investigators, Crime, Murder, Mystery, Fiction

A Stranger in Mayfair

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

The Bad Place

The Bad Place Dean Koontz · 1901 ★★★★☆ 3.9 392 pages · ≈ 7 h 16 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
A Stranger in Mayfair is the easier read (Moderate), The Bad Place more demanding (Challenging).