4:50 from Paddington vs Crooked House: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Jane Marple, English language, Women detectives, Investigation, England, English literature
4:50 from Paddington
Agatha Christie’s audacious mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. For an instant the two trains ran together, side by…
5 film adaptations
vs
Crooked House
Three generations of the Leonides family live together in a large, if somewhat crooked looking, house. Then the wealthy patriarch, Aristide, is murdered. Suspicion falls on the whole household, including Aristide's two…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Crooked House has the widest readership — 9898 ratings behind its score.
- 4:50 from Paddington has the bigger screen life — 5 adaptations on record.
Scores by source
| 4:50 from Paddington | Crooked House | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (9898) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (56) | 4.0 (194) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (187) | 4.5 (64) |
Reception
| 4:50 from Paddington | Crooked House | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 187 | 9898 |
| Editions | 140 | 115 |
| Film adaptations | 5 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 62235 |
| Written reviews | — | 9898 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5435 | 6775 |
| Pages | 262 | 240 |