A Mind to Murder vs Death in Holy Orders: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adam Dalgliesh, Dalgliesh, English Detective and mystery stories, Police, English literature, Mystery
A Mind to Murder
A piercing scream, shattering the evening calm, brings Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh hurrying from his literary party to the nearby Steen Psychiatric Clinic, where he discovers the body of a woman sprawled on the…
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Death in Holy Orders
From Amazon.com: From the award-winning master of literary crime fiction, a classic work rich in tense drama and psychological insight. On the East Anglian seacoast, a small theological college hangs precariously on an…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Mind to Murder is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Death in Holy Orders.
- Death in Holy Orders has the widest readership — 18182 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Mind to Murder | Death in Holy Orders | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (16247) | 3.9 (18182) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (35) | 3.8 (17) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (153) | 4.5 (236) |
Reception
| A Mind to Murder | Death in Holy Orders | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16247 | 18182 |
| Editions | 49 | 45 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4227 | 4267 |
| Reading it now | 1051 | 1182 |
| Written reviews | 970 | 1019 |
| Wikipedia attention | 575 | 2445 |
| Pages | 224 | 438 |