At the Villa Rose, in Four acts vs L'affaire Lerouge: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mystery, Fiction
At the Villa Rose, in Four acts
The place: Aix-les-Bains, a lakeside town in southeast France, popular for vacations of the well-to-do. The players: (1) The young Englishman, Harry Wethermill, who, after a brilliant career at Oxford and at Munich,…
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L'affaire Lerouge
Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- At the Villa Rose, in Four acts is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for L'affaire Lerouge.
- L'affaire Lerouge has the widest readership — 635 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| At the Villa Rose, in Four acts | L'affaire Lerouge | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (635) |
Reception
| At the Villa Rose, in Four acts | L'affaire Lerouge | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 635 |
| Editions | 108 | 148 |
| Want to read | — | 1038 |
| Pages | 220 | 478 |