Blue shoes and happiness vs The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Women private investigators, Mystery, Fiction
Blue shoes and happiness
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In this seventh installment in the internationally bestselling, universally beloved series, there is considerable excitement at the shared premises of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors.…
The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery)
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When a question of inheritance turns fatal, Miss Silver searches for the killer. Jenny has never been one to feel sorry for herself. The illegitimate child of a wealthy man and a stature less woman, she has been an…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Blue shoes and happiness has the widest readership — 30439 ratings behind its score.
- The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery) runs the darker storyline; Blue shoes and happiness stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Blue shoes and happiness | The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (30439) | 3.9 (1738) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (26) | 3.8 (4) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (7) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (51) | 4.5 (23) |
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Reception
| Blue shoes and happiness | The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 30439 | 1738 |
| Editions | 19 | 36 |
| Citations | 6 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 7000 | — |
| Reading it now | 575 | — |
| Written reviews | 1440 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 121 | — |
| Pages | 248 | 222 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Blue shoes and happiness or The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery)?
Blue shoes and happiness has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Blue shoes and happiness 4.1/5, The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery) 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Blue shoes and happiness or The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery)?
The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery) (222 pages, ≈ 4 h 07 m); Blue shoes and happiness (248 pages, ≈ 4 h 36 m).
Which is harder to read: Blue shoes and happiness or The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery)?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Blue shoes and happiness: Moderate; The Alington Inheritance (A Miss Silver Mystery): Moderate.