Mystery of Edwin Drood vs The Body in the Truck: Which Should You Read?

Mystery of Edwin Drood Charles Dickens · 1871 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 260 pages · ≈ 4 h 49 m · Challenging

“A brilliant morning shines on the old city. Its antiquities and ruins are surpassingly beautiful, with a lusty ivy gleaming in the sun, and the rich trees soughing in the prompting air.”

Charles Dickens' final and unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, is a dark, atmospheric mystery set in the mythical cathedral town of Cloisterham. The plot revolves around the disappearance of young Edwin…

The Body in the Truck Tim Kern · 2019 ★★★★☆ 3.9 298 pages · ≈ 5 h 31 m · Moderate

Based on a true incident, this book takes us through the minds of the good guys and bad guys, from cops to teens to a three-year-old; even a dog chips in to help solve the strange murder. Some violence, but nothing a…