An Unsuitable Job for a Woman vs The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery): Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Women private investigators, Women detectives, London, England, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman P. D. James · 1972 ★★★★☆ 3.8 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery)

The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery) Patricia Wentworth · 1958 ★★★★☆ 3.9 222 pages · ≈ 4 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.

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