Prayers for rain vs Third Girl: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Private investigators, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of Prayers for rain

Prayers for rain Dennis Lehane · 1999 ★★★★☆ 4.1 478 pages · ≈ 8 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Third Girl

Third Girl Agatha Christie · 1966 ★★★★☆ 4.4 262 pages · ≈ 4 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Third Girl higher: 4.4 vs 4.1 from 150 votes.
Third Girl is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Prayers for rain.

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