By the Pricking of My Thumbs vs The Sittaford Mystery: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, Investigation, English literature, Murder, Mystery

Cover of By the Pricking of My Thumbs

By the Pricking of My Thumbs Agatha Christie · 1968 ★★★★☆ 3.8 191 pages · ≈ 3 h 32 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Sittaford Mystery

The Sittaford Mystery Agatha Christie · 1931 ★★★★☆ 3.8 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
By the Pricking of My Thumbs is the easier read (Moderate), The Sittaford Mystery more demanding (Challenging).

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