Cimarron rose vs Putting Lipstick on a Pig: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Legal stories, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of Cimarron rose

Cimarron rose James Lee Burke · 1997 ★★★★☆ 4.3 408 pages · ≈ 7 h 33 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Putting Lipstick on a Pig

Putting Lipstick on a Pig Michael Bowen · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.9 230 pages · ≈ 4 h 16 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Cimarron rose higher: 4.3 vs 3.9 from 84 votes.
Putting Lipstick on a Pig is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Cimarron rose.

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