The Best American Mystery Stories 2002 vs Der Elfenbeinturm — Which Should You Read First?

Both The Best American Mystery Stories 2002 and Der Elfenbeinturm are beloved by readers. Here is what RateYourReads readers say about both, plus similar books you might enjoy.

• The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck
• The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
• Wrestling with the devil by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
• Chelkash and Other Stories by Максим Горький
• The Dark Tower (Gunslinger / Drawing of the Three / Waste Lands) by Stephen King
• Ken Ward in the Jungle by Zane Grey
• Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin
• To Jerusalem and back by Saul Bellow