A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder vs L'affaire Lerouge: Which Should You Read?
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A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder
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A country Christmas in Victorian England takes a murderous turn in Agatha and Lefty Award winning author Dianne Freeman’s delightful mystery featuring Frances Hazelton, the former Countess of Harleigh, and her husband,…
L'affaire Lerouge
“ON Thursday, the 6th of March, 1862, two days after Shrove Tuesday, five women of the village of Jonchere presented themselves at the bureau of police at Bougival.”
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Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for L'affaire Lerouge.
- L'affaire Lerouge has the widest readership — 635 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder | L'affaire Lerouge | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (635) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder | L'affaire Lerouge | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 635 |
| Editions | — | 148 |
| Want to read | — | 1038 |
| Written reviews | — | 106 |
| Pages | 306 | 478 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder or L'affaire Lerouge?
A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder 3.8/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder or L'affaire Lerouge?
A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder (306 pages, ≈ 5 h 40 m); L'affaire Lerouge (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder or L'affaire Lerouge?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder: Moderate; L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging.