Farewell, My Lovely vs The Last Detective: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Los angeles, Private investigators, Mystery, Fiction

Farewell, My Lovely Raymond Chandler · 1940 ★★★★☆ 4.1 249 pages · ≈ 4 h 37 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The Last Detective

The Last Detective Robert Crais · 2003 ★★★★☆ 4.3 302 pages · ≈ 5 h 36 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.3 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Last Detective is the easier read (Moderate), Farewell, My Lovely more demanding (Challenging).