Private vs Whose Body?: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Detectives, Private investigators, Investigation, Crime, Murder, Mystery

Cover of Private

Private James Patterson & Maxine Paetro · 2008 ★★★★☆ 3.9 387 pages · ≈ 7 h 10 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Whose Body?

Whose Body? Dorothy L. Sayers · 1923 ★★★★☆ 3.8 155 pages · ≈ 2 h 52 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Whose Body? is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Private.
Private is the easier read (Moderate), Whose Body? more demanding (Challenging).

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