Carte Blanche vs Live and let die: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction - Espionage, Bond, James Bond, Intelligence officers, Intelligence service, Spy Fiction

Cover of Carte Blanche

Carte Blanche Jeffery Deaver · 2011 ★★★★☆ 4.0 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Live and let die

Live and let die Ian Fleming · 1954 ★★★★☆ 4.1 168 pages · ≈ 3 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Live and let die is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Carte Blanche.

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