Appointment with Death vs Dead Man's Folly: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Belgians, Private investigators in fiction, Hercule Poirot, English Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, Mystery

Appointment with Death Agatha Christie · 1938 ★★★★☆ 3.9 214 pages · ≈ 3 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

Dead Man's Folly Agatha Christie · 1956 ★★★★☆ 3.7 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Dead Man's Folly is the easier read (Moderate), Appointment with Death more demanding (Challenging).

The verdict

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