Sovereign vs The guilty one: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Lawyers, London, Legal stories, Murder, Fiction

Cover of Sovereign

Sovereign C. J. Sansom · 2001 ★★★★☆ 4.3 578 pages · ≈ 10 h 42 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The guilty one

The guilty one Lisa Ballantyne · 2012 ★★★★☆ 3.9 466 pages · ≈ 8 h 38 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Sovereign higher: 4.3 vs 3.9 from 33953 votes.
The guilty one is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 10 for Sovereign.
The guilty one is the easier read (Light), Sovereign more demanding (Moderate).

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