Bones in London vs The Angel of Terror: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Bones in London Bones in London Edgar Wallace · 1900 ★★★★☆ 3.5 184 pages · ≈ 3 h 24 m · Challenging
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The new Managing Director of Schemes Ltd has an elegant London office and a theatrically dressed assistant - however Bones, as he is better known, is bored. Luckily there is a slump in the shipping market and it is not…

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Cover of The Angel of Terror The Angel of Terror Edgar Wallace · 1923 ★★★★☆ 3.6 204 pages · ≈ 3 h 47 m · Challenging
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The Angel of Terror aka The Destroying Angel Jack Glover of Rennet, Glover and Simpson does not believe his cousin Meredith killed Bulford. Meredith's father was an eccentric and unless Meredith is married by the age of…

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The verdict

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Scores by source

Bones in LondonThe Angel of Terror
Goodreads 3.4 (144) 3.6 (680)
Hardcover — 3.0 (3)
Apple Books 4.5 (7) 4.0 (26)
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Reception

Bones in LondonThe Angel of Terror
Ratings 144 680
Editions 27 254
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read 151 542
Reading it now 56 157
Written reviews 17 90
Wikipedia attention — 71
Pages 184 204
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Bones in London or The Angel of Terror?

The Angel of Terror has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Angel of Terror 3.6/5, Bones in London 3.5/5).

Which is shorter to read: Bones in London or The Angel of Terror?

Bones in London is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Bones in London (184 pages, ≈ 3 h 24 m); The Angel of Terror (204 pages, ≈ 3 h 47 m).

Which is harder to read: Bones in London or The Angel of Terror?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Bones in London: Challenging; The Angel of Terror: Challenging.

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