Along Came a Spider vs Roses Are Red: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Police psychologists, African American police, Alex Cross, Cross, Washington, Kidnapping
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
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Roses Are Red
In this heart-pounding but touchingly romantic thriller, Detective Alex Cross pursues the most complex and brilliant killer he's ever confronted - mysterious criminal who calls himself the Mastermind.In a series of…
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 | Roses Are Red | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (499272) | 4.0 (4440) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (350) | 3.8 (64) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (28) | 3.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2108) | 4.5 (846) |
Reception
| Along Came a Spider | Roses Are Red | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 499272 | 4440 |
| Editions | 65 | 54 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 190709 | — |
| Reading it now | 16923 | — |
| Written reviews | 8927 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3951 | 530 |
| Pages | 454 | 441 |