Fear The Worst vs The Ivy Tree: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Personnes disparues, Missing persons, Romans, Thriller, Fiction

Cover of Fear The Worst

Fear The Worst Linwood Barclay · 2009 ★★★★☆ 3.9 399 pages · ≈ 7 h 23 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Ivy Tree

The Ivy Tree Mary Stewart · 1961 ★★★★☆ 4.0 272 pages · ≈ 5 h 02 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Ivy Tree is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Fear The Worst.

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