Cape May Court House vs Perfect murder, perfect town: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Homicide investigation, Homicide, True Crime, Murder, Nonfiction

Cover of Cape May Court House

Cape May Court House Lawrence Schiller · 2002 ★★★★☆ 3.8 368 pages · ≈ 6 h 49 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Perfect murder, perfect town

Perfect murder, perfect town Lawrence Schiller · 1999 ★★★★☆ 3.8 621 pages · ≈ 11 h 30 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Cape May Court House is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 11 for Perfect murder, perfect town.
Perfect murder, perfect town is the easier read (Light), Cape May Court House more demanding (Moderate).

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