All The King's Men vs Breach of trust: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Governors, Political corruption, Politics and government, Fiction

All The King's Men

All The King's Men Robert Penn Warren · 1946 ★★★★☆ 4.1 464 pages · ≈ 8 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

Breach of trust David Ellis · 2011 ★★★★☆ 4.0 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Breach of trust is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 8 for All The King's Men.
Breach of trust is the easier read (Moderate), All The King's Men more demanding (Challenging).