A Caribbean Mystery vs The Body in the Library: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Miss Marple, Amateur, Agatha Christie, Series, Detective, Classic
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…
The Body in the Library
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The very-respectable Colonel and Mrs Bantry have awakened to discover the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing evening dress and heavy make-up, which is now smeared across her cold cheeks. But who is…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Body in the Library has the widest readership — 134865 ratings behind its score.
- A Caribbean Mystery runs the darker storyline; The Body in the Library stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Caribbean Mystery | The Body in the Library | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (134865) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (117) | 3.7 (257) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (52) | 4.0 (216) |
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Reception
| A Caribbean Mystery | The Body in the Library | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 117 | 134865 |
| Editions | 107 | 127 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 70442 |
| Reading it now | — | 4708 |
| Written reviews | — | 9732 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3785 | 5387 |
| Pages | 224 | 207 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Caribbean Mystery or The Body in the Library?
A Caribbean Mystery has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Caribbean Mystery 3.9/5, The Body in the Library 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Caribbean Mystery or The Body in the Library?
The Body in the Library is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Body in the Library (207 pages, ≈ 3 h 50 m); A Caribbean Mystery (224 pages, ≈ 4 h 09 m).
Which is harder to read: A Caribbean Mystery or The Body in the Library?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Caribbean Mystery: Challenging; The Body in the Library: Challenging.