Along Came a Spider vs Jack & Jill: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Police psychologists, African American police, Alex Cross, Cross, Police, American literature
Along Came a Spider
A missing little girl named Maggie Rose.A family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C.The thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school teacher.A psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who…
1 film adaptation
vs
Jack & Jill
In the middle of the night, a controversial U.S. senator is found murdered in bed in his Georgetown pied-a-terre. The police turn up only one clue: a mysterious rhyme signed "Jack and Jill" promising that this is just…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Along Came a Spider has the widest readership — 499272 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Along Came a Spider | Jack & Jill | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (499272) | 4.0 (93361) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (350) | 3.7 (95) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (28) | 4.0 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2108) | 4.5 (999) |
Reception
| Along Came a Spider | Jack & Jill | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 499272 | 93361 |
| Editions | 65 | 56 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 190709 | 24372 |
| Reading it now | 16923 | 5822 |
| Written reviews | 8927 | 2497 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3951 | 9026 |
| Pages | 454 | 390 |