The door with seven locks vs Tom Sawyer, Detective: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Adventure, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of The door with seven locks

The door with seven locks Edgar Wallace · 1926 ★★★★☆ 3.6 184 pages · ≈ 3 h 24 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tom Sawyer, Detective

Tom Sawyer, Detective Mark Twain · 1897 ★★★★☆ 3.5 104 pages · ≈ 1 h 56 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.6 vs 3.5 — either is a safe pick by score.
Tom Sawyer, Detective is the easier read (Moderate), The door with seven locks more demanding (Challenging).

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