Dead Man's Folly vs The Mystery of the Blue Train: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Private investigators in fiction, Hercule Poirot, Private investigators, Historical Fiction, Romance, Mystery

Cover of Dead Man's Folly

Dead Man's Folly Agatha Christie · 1956 ★★★★☆ 3.7 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Mystery of the Blue Train

The Mystery of the Blue Train Agatha Christie · 1928 ★★★★☆ 3.9 264 pages · ≈ 4 h 53 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Dead Man's Folly is the easier read (Moderate), The Mystery of the Blue Train more demanding (Challenging).

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