Missing Persons vs Mr. Nice: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Biography & Memoir

Missing Persons Mary Evans · 1998 ★★★★☆ 3.6 176 pages · ≈ 3 h 16 m · Moderate

Auto/biography is currently one of the most popular literary genres, widely supposed to illuminate the study of the individual and his or her personal circumstances. Missing Persons suggests that auto/biography is, in…

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Mr. Nice Howard Marks · 1996 ★★★★☆ 3.9 468 pages · ≈ 8 h 40 m · Moderate

This candid crime memoir by Britain's most famous drug baron is "frequently hilarious, occasionally sad, and often surreal" (GQ).   During the mid-1980s Howard Marks had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines, and owned 25…

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The verdict

Readers rate Mr. Nice highest: Mr. Nice 3.9 · Missing Persons 3.6.
Missing Persons is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Mr. Nice.
Mr. Nice has the widest readership — 11187 ratings behind its score.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Missing Persons ≈ 3h vs 8h for Mr. Nice Just want the better-reviewed one? Mr. Nice 3.9 vs 3.6 from readers

Scores by source

	Missing Persons	Mr. Nice
Goodreads	3.6 (768)	3.9 (11187)
Hardcover	—	3.9 (24)

Reception

	Missing Persons	Mr. Nice
Ratings	768	11187
Editions	6	9
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	—	5957
Reading it now	—	446
Written reviews	—	435
Wikipedia attention	66	1540
Pages	176	468

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Missing Persons or Mr. Nice?

Mr. Nice has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Mr. Nice 3.9/5, Missing Persons 3.6/5).

Which is shorter to read: Missing Persons or Mr. Nice?

Missing Persons is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Missing Persons (176 pages, ≈ 3 h 16 m); Mr. Nice (468 pages, ≈ 8 h 40 m).

Which is harder to read: Missing Persons or Mr. Nice?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Missing Persons: Moderate; Mr. Nice: Moderate.