Hard Time vs The high window: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American, Mystery & Detective, Literary Criticism, Private investigators, General, Fiction

Cover of Hard Time

Hard Time Sara Paretsky · 1999 ★★★★☆ 4.1 392 pages · ≈ 7 h 16 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The high window

The high window Raymond Chandler · 1942 ★★★★☆ 3.8 198 pages · ≈ 3 h 40 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Hard Time higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 6681 votes.
The high window is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Hard Time.
Hard Time is the easier read (Challenging), The high window more demanding (Demanding).

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