Flickan som lekte med elden vs Private: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Detectives, Investigation, Crime, Murder, Thriller, Fiction

Cover of Flickan som lekte med elden

Flickan som lekte med elden Stieg Larsson · 2006 ★★★★☆ 4.0 631 pages · ≈ 11 h 41 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Private

Private James Patterson & Maxine Paetro · 2008 ★★★★☆ 3.9 387 pages · ≈ 7 h 10 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Private is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 11 for Flickan som lekte med elden.

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