Murder on the Mediterranean vs The beautiful mystery: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation, Crime, Murder

Cover of Murder on the Mediterranean

Murder on the Mediterranean Alexander Campion · 2014 ★★★★☆ 3.9 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The beautiful mystery

The beautiful mystery Louise Penny · 2012 ★★★★☆ 4.5 504 pages · ≈ 9 h 20 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The beautiful mystery higher: 4.5 vs 3.9 from 1436 votes.
Murder on the Mediterranean is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 9 for The beautiful mystery.

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