With which one to start?

[Anne]

I'm looking for a new book to read in the summer holidays and the summaries of
The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas
The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
sound most promising. However I don't know with which one to start. So which of these would you recommend me?

[Melissa]

The Princess Bride is a classic comedy
The Second Duchess is kind of a mystery
The Man in the Iron Mask is very long and can be dense (IMO)

I'd go one of 2 ways:
Mask
Bride
Duchess

Bride
Duchess
Mask

[Anne]

Thank you very much, Melissa. :)

[Claire]

Try the Karleen Koen books - Dark Angels, Through A Glass Darkly, and Now Face to Face.