Mrs. McGinty's Dead vs The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Poirot, Hercule Poirot, English Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, England, English literature

Cover of Mrs. McGinty's Dead

Mrs. McGinty's Dead Agatha Christie · 1951 ★★★★☆ 3.9 254 pages · ≈ 4 h 42 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding Agatha Christie · 1960 ★★★★☆ 3.8 264 pages · ≈ 4 h 53 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.

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