The Maltese Falcon vs The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon Dashiell Hammett · 1929 ★★★★☆ 3.9 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie · 1926 ★★★★☆ 4.3 251 pages · ≈ 4 h 39 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Murder of Roger Ackroyd higher: 4.3 vs 3.9 from 370965 votes.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is the easier read (Moderate), The Maltese Falcon more demanding (Challenging).

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