A Rare Interest In Corpses vs The Yard: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: London, Investigation, Murder, Fiction
A Rare Interest In Corpses
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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…
The Yard
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As Jack the Ripper’s reign of terror in London comes to an end, a new era of depravity sets the stage for the first gripping mystery featuring the detectives of Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad.“If Charles Dickens isn’t…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Yard highest: The Yard 4.4 · A Rare Interest In Corpses 4.0.
- A Rare Interest In Corpses is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 10 for The Yard.
- The Yard has the widest readership — 385 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| A Rare Interest In Corpses | The Yard | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.4 (36) |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | 4.5 (385) |
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Reception
| A Rare Interest In Corpses | The Yard | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7 | 385 |
| Editions | 2 | 7 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 241 |
| Pages | 408 | 544 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Rare Interest In Corpses or The Yard?
The Yard has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Yard 4.4/5, A Rare Interest In Corpses 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Rare Interest In Corpses or The Yard?
A Rare Interest In Corpses is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Rare Interest In Corpses (408 pages, ≈ 7 h 33 m); The Yard (544 pages, ≈ 10 h 04 m).
Which is harder to read: A Rare Interest In Corpses or The Yard?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Rare Interest In Corpses: Moderate; The Yard: Moderate.