Murder on the Mediterranean vs The nightmare: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation, Crime, Murder

Cover of Murder on the Mediterranean

Murder on the Mediterranean Alexander Campion · 2014 ★★★★☆ 3.9 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The nightmare

The nightmare Lars Kepler · 2012 ★★★★☆ 3.8 528 pages · ≈ 9 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Murder on the Mediterranean is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 9 for The nightmare.

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