Along Came a Spider vs The Mysterious Key And What It Opened: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American literature, Mystery, Fiction
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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The Mysterious Key And What It Opened
“THIS is the third time I've found you poring over that old rhyme.”
An early romantic mystery story by the author of LITTLE WOMEN and LITTLE MEN.
The verdict
- Readers rate Along Came a Spider highest: Along Came a Spider 4.1 · The Mysterious Key And What It Opened 3.6.
- The Mysterious Key And What It Opened is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for Along Came a Spider.
- Along Came a Spider has the widest readership — 499272 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Along Came a Spider | The Mysterious Key And What It Opened | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (499272) | 3.5 (1646) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (350) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (28) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2108) | 4.5 (115) |
Reception
| Along Came a Spider | The Mysterious Key And What It Opened | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 499272 | 1646 |
| Editions | 65 | 129 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 190709 | 1305 |
| Reading it now | 16923 | 96 |
| Written reviews | 8927 | 224 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3951 | — |
| Pages | 454 | 76 |