Lord Edgware Dies vs Q Is for Quarry: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Detectives privados, Novela de misterio, Novela, Ficción, Private investigators, Mystery

Cover of Lord Edgware Dies

Lord Edgware Dies Agatha Christie · 1933 ★★★★☆ 3.9 226 pages · ≈ 4 h 11 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Q Is for Quarry

Q Is for Quarry Sue Grafton · 2002 ★★★★☆ 4.0 385 pages · ≈ 7 h 08 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Lord Edgware Dies is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Q Is for Quarry.
Q Is for Quarry is the easier read (Moderate), Lord Edgware Dies more demanding (Challenging).

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