Aftermath vs The Fourth Monkey: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Serial murderers, Mystery, Fiction
Aftermath
“Maggie Forrest wasn't sleeping well, so it didn't surprise her when the voices woke her shortly before four o'clock one morning in early May, even though she had made sure before she went to bed that all the windows in the house were shut fast.”
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Number 35 The Hill is a house in an ordinary street, owned by an apparently ordinary young couple. When constables Janet Taylorand Dennis Morrisey are sent to the house following a report ofa disturbance, they stumble…
The Fourth Monkey
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"Se7en meets The Silence of the Lambs in this dark and twisting novel from the author Jeffery Deaver called, "A talented writer with a delightfully devious mind." For over five years, the Four Monkey Killer has…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Aftermath has the widest readership — 10328 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Aftermath | The Fourth Monkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (10328) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (4) | 3.9 (161) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (152) | 4.5 (94) |
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Reception
| Aftermath | The Fourth Monkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10328 | 161 |
| Editions | 32 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2941 | — |
| Reading it now | 973 | — |
| Written reviews | 497 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 196 | — |
| Pages | 464 | 404 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Aftermath or The Fourth Monkey?
The Fourth Monkey has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Fourth Monkey 4.1/5, Aftermath 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: Aftermath or The Fourth Monkey?
The Fourth Monkey is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Fourth Monkey (404 pages, ≈ 7 h 29 m); Aftermath (464 pages, ≈ 8 h 36 m).
Which is harder to read: Aftermath or The Fourth Monkey?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Aftermath: Moderate; The Fourth Monkey: Moderate.