4:50 from Paddington vs They Do It with Mirrors: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Marple, Jane Marple, English language, Women detectives, England, English literature
4:50 from Paddington
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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…
They Do It with Mirrors
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E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on They Do It with Mirrors;2) "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.A sense of danger…
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The verdict
- Readers rate 4:50 from Paddington highest: 4:50 from Paddington 4.2 · They Do It with Mirrors 3.8.
- They Do It with Mirrors has the widest readership — 47895 ratings behind its score.
- 4:50 from Paddington has the bigger screen life — 5 adaptations on record.
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Scores by source
| 4:50 from Paddington | They Do It with Mirrors | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (47895) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (56) | 3.7 (114) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (187) | 4.5 (146) |
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Reception
| 4:50 from Paddington | They Do It with Mirrors | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 187 | 47895 |
| Editions | 140 | 114 |
| Film adaptations | 5 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 18414 |
| Reading it now | — | 1469 |
| Written reviews | — | 3258 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5435 | 3737 |
| Pages | 262 | 215 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: 4:50 from Paddington or They Do It with Mirrors?
4:50 from Paddington has the higher combined reader rating across sources (4:50 from Paddington 4.2/5, They Do It with Mirrors 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: 4:50 from Paddington or They Do It with Mirrors?
They Do It with Mirrors is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: They Do It with Mirrors (215 pages, ≈ 3 h 59 m); 4:50 from Paddington (262 pages, ≈ 4 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: 4:50 from Paddington or They Do It with Mirrors?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — 4:50 from Paddington: Moderate; They Do It with Mirrors: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
4:50 from Paddington: 5 film adaptations; They Do It with Mirrors: no film adaptation on record.