By the Pricking of My Thumbs vs The Mysterious Affair at Styles: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Tommy Beresford, Tuppence Beresford, Private investigators, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of By the Pricking of My Thumbs

By the Pricking of My Thumbs Agatha Christie · 1968 ★★★★☆ 3.8 191 pages · ≈ 3 h 32 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Mysterious Affair at Styles

The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie · 1920 ★★★★☆ 4.0 179 pages · ≈ 3 h 19 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Mysterious Affair at Styles higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 533408 votes.
By the Pricking of My Thumbs is the easier read (Moderate), The Mysterious Affair at Styles more demanding (Challenging).

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