Putting Lipstick on a Pig vs The First Counsel: 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 First Counsel

The First Counsel Brad Meltzer · 2001 ★★★★☆ 3.9 479 pages · ≈ 8 h 52 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Putting Lipstick on a Pig is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for The First Counsel.

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