A Scandal in Mayfair vs L'affaire Lerouge: Which Should You Read?
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A Scandal in Mayfair
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Sometimes danger lurks in plain sight, and in the cutthroat London Season socialite Lily Adler must race against time to catch a killer. Fans of Bridgerton will delight in this Regency-era mystery featuring an intrepid…
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
- Readers rate A Scandal in Mayfair highest: A Scandal in Mayfair 4.3 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
- A Scandal in Mayfair 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 Scandal in Mayfair | L'affaire Lerouge | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (635) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (60) | — |
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Reception
| A Scandal in Mayfair | L'affaire Lerouge | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 60 | 635 |
| Editions | — | 148 |
| Want to read | — | 1038 |
| Written reviews | — | 106 |
| Pages | 286 | 478 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Scandal in Mayfair or L'affaire Lerouge?
A Scandal in Mayfair has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Scandal in Mayfair 4.3/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Scandal in Mayfair or L'affaire Lerouge?
A Scandal in Mayfair is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Scandal in Mayfair (286 pages, ≈ 5 h 18 m); L'affaire Lerouge (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: A Scandal in Mayfair or L'affaire Lerouge?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Scandal in Mayfair: Moderate; L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging.