A Rare Interest In Corpses vs The Law and the Lady: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Social conditions, Investigation, Murder, Fiction
A Rare Interest In Corpses
A classic mystery from "an accomplished veteran . . . [ who] knows her history and relates it with charm in this peek at Victorian morals and foibles" (Kirkus Reviews).   It is 1864 when Lizzie…
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The Law and the Lady
Three years ago, her husband stood accused of murder -- and the verdict that came in from the jury was the Scottish Verdict, Not Proven. The jury had not evidence enough to convict him -- nor enough to comfortably…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Law and the Lady has the widest readership — 3504 ratings behind its score.
- The Law and the Lady runs the darker storyline; A Rare Interest In Corpses stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Rare Interest In Corpses | The Law and the Lady | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (3504) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.1 (5) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | 4.0 (59) |
Reception
| A Rare Interest In Corpses | The Law and the Lady | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7 | 3504 |
| Editions | 2 | 384 |
| Citations | — | 22 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 4296 |
| Pages | 408 | 392 |