Lion in the valley vs Seeing a Large Cat: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Egyptologists, Egypt, Women detectives, Thriller, Mystery, Fiction

Lion in the valley Elizabeth Peters · 1986 ★★★★☆ 4.3 305 pages · ≈ 5 h 39 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

Seeing a Large Cat

Seeing a Large Cat Elizabeth Peters · 1988 ★★★★☆ 4.3 552 pages · ≈ 10 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.3 vs 4.3 — either is a safe pick by score.
Lion in the valley is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Seeing a Large Cat.