Poirot's Early Cases vs Trent's Last Case: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Private investigators in fiction, Private investigators, England, English literature, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of Poirot's Early Cases

Poirot's Early Cases Agatha Christie · 1963 ★★★★☆ 3.9 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Trent's Last Case

Trent's Last Case E. C. Bentley · 1900 ★★★★☆ 3.9 182 pages · ≈ 3 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Trent's Last Case is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Poirot's Early Cases.
Poirot's Early Cases is the easier read (Moderate), Trent's Last Case more demanding (Challenging).

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