Crooked House vs The Law and the Lady: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Women detectives, Investigation, England, English literature, Murder, Mystery

Cover of Crooked House

Crooked House Agatha Christie · 1949 ★★★★☆ 4.1 240 pages · ≈ 4 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Law and the Lady

The Law and the Lady Wilkie Collins · 1875 ★★★★☆ 3.8 392 pages · ≈ 7 h 16 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Crooked House higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 208 votes.
Crooked House is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Law and the Lady.
Crooked House is the easier read (Challenging), The Law and the Lady more demanding (Demanding).

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