A Final Reckoning vs Dead Man's Chest: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Australia, Fiction

A Final Reckoning G. A. Henty · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 260 pages · ≈ 4 h 49 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

Dead Man's Chest

Dead Man's Chest Kerry Greenwood · 2010 ★★★★☆ 4.0 262 pages · ≈ 4 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Dead Man's Chest is the easier read (Moderate), A Final Reckoning more demanding (Challenging).