L' Argent des autres vs The Queen of Hearts: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Mystery, Fiction

Cover of L' Argent des autres

L' Argent des autres Émile Gaboriau · 1874 560 pages · ≈ 10 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Queen of Hearts

The Queen of Hearts Wilkie Collins · 1859 ★★★★☆ 4.0 344 pages · ≈ 6 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Queen of Hearts is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 10 for L' Argent des autres.

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