A Study in Scarlet vs The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Action & Adventure Fiction, Classics, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of A Study in Scarlet

A Study in Scarlet Arthur Conan Doyle · 1887 ★★★★☆ 4.1 106 pages · ≈ 1 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]

The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] Arthur Conan Doyle · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.2 1127 pages · ≈ 20 h 52 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
A Study in Scarlet is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 20 for The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories].
A Study in Scarlet is the easier read (Challenging), The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] more demanding (Demanding).

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