City of gold vs The Silence of Ghosts: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: World War II, World War, Fiction

City of gold Len Deighton · 1992 ★★★★☆ 3.7 576 pages · ≈ 10 h 40 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The Silence of Ghosts

The Silence of Ghosts Jonathan Aycliffe · 2013 ★★★★☆ 3.5 202 pages · ≈ 3 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.5 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Silence of Ghosts is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 10 for City of gold.