A Caribbean Mystery vs A Murder is Announced: Which Should You Read?
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A Caribbean Mystery
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As Miss Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine, she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened. Eventually, her interest was aroused by an…
A Murder is Announced
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The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which read: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Murder is Announced has the widest readership — 90291 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| A Caribbean Mystery | A Murder is Announced | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (90291) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (117) | 3.9 (184) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (52) | 4.5 (47) |
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Reception
| A Caribbean Mystery | A Murder is Announced | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 117 | 90291 |
| Editions | 107 | 127 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 44295 |
| Reading it now | — | 3459 |
| Written reviews | — | 6456 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3785 | 4774 |
| Pages | 224 | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Caribbean Mystery or A Murder is Announced?
A Murder is Announced has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Murder is Announced 4.0/5, A Caribbean Mystery 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Caribbean Mystery or A Murder is Announced?
A Caribbean Mystery is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Caribbean Mystery (224 pages, ≈ 4 h 09 m); A Murder is Announced (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: A Caribbean Mystery or A Murder is Announced?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Caribbean Mystery: Challenging; A Murder is Announced: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
A Caribbean Mystery: no film adaptation on record; A Murder is Announced: 1 film adaptation.