Putting Lipstick on a Pig vs The burden of proof: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Legal stories, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of Putting Lipstick on a Pig

Putting Lipstick on a Pig Michael Bowen · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.9 230 pages · ≈ 4 h 16 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The burden of proof

The burden of proof Scott Turow · 1990 ★★★★☆ 4.0 515 pages · ≈ 9 h 32 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Putting Lipstick on a Pig is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 9 for The burden of proof.

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