Silent witness vs The Fixer: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Trials, Legal stories, Literature, Fiction

Cover of Silent witness

Silent witness Richard North Patterson · 1997 ★★★★☆ 4.1 772 pages · ≈ 14 h 18 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Fixer

The Fixer Bernard Malamud · 1901 ★★★★☆ 4.0 307 pages · ≈ 5 h 41 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Fixer is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 14 for Silent witness.
Silent witness is the easier read (Moderate), The Fixer more demanding (Challenging).

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