God Save the Child vs Pale Kings and Princes: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Spenser, Massachusetts, Boston, Private investigators, Fiction

God Save the Child

God Save the Child Robert B. Parker · 1974 ★★★★☆ 4.0 185 pages · ≈ 3 h 26 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Pale Kings and Princes

Pale Kings and Princes Robert B. Parker · 1987 ★★★★☆ 4.0 312 pages · ≈ 5 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
God Save the Child is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Pale Kings and Princes.

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