The Bad Place vs The Sittaford Mystery: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Private investigators, Crime, Murder, Romans, Mystery, Fiction

The Bad Place

The Bad Place Dean Koontz · 1901 ★★★★☆ 3.9 392 pages · ≈ 7 h 16 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The Sittaford Mystery Agatha Christie · 1931 ★★★★☆ 3.8 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Sittaford Mystery is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Bad Place.