A Judgement in Stone vs L'affaire Lerouge: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mystery, Fiction
A Judgement in Stone
“Eunice Parchman killed the Coverdale family because she could not read or write.”
"A classic."--The London Times What on earth could have provoked a modern day St. Valentine's Day massacre?On Valentine's Day, four members of the Coverdale family--George, Jacqueline, Melinda and Giles--were murdered…
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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.”
Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Judgement in Stone is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for L'affaire Lerouge.
- A Judgement in Stone has the widest readership — 8341 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Judgement in Stone | L'affaire Lerouge | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (8341) | 3.8 (635) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (12) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (61) | — |
Reception
| A Judgement in Stone | L'affaire Lerouge | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8341 | 635 |
| Editions | 34 | 148 |
| Citations | 11 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 1038 |
| Written reviews | — | 106 |
| Wikipedia attention | 605 | — |
| Pages | 188 | 478 |