By the Pricking of My Thumbs vs Partners in Crime: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Beresford, Tommy Beresford, Tuppence Beresford, English Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, England
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
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"By the pricking of my thumbs,Something wicked this way comes."William Shakespeare – Macbeth (Act IV, Scene 1)When visiting Tommy's Aunt Ada in her nursing home, Tuppence encounters some odd residents, Mrs Lancaster,…
Partners in Crime
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Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are Partners in Crime—or rather partners in crime solving—and must demonstrate their deductive skills in a wide range of confounding cases after agreeing to take over…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- By the Pricking of My Thumbs has the widest readership — 26883 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| By the Pricking of My Thumbs | Partners in Crime | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (26883) | 3.8 (25979) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.6 (62) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (26) | 4.5 (75) |
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Reception
| By the Pricking of My Thumbs | Partners in Crime | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26883 | 25979 |
| Editions | 84 | 83 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 11957 | 14381 |
| Reading it now | 838 | 1423 |
| Written reviews | 2082 | 2272 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2471 | 2813 |
| Pages | 191 | 242 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: By the Pricking of My Thumbs or Partners in Crime?
Partners in Crime has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Partners in Crime 3.8/5, By the Pricking of My Thumbs 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: By the Pricking of My Thumbs or Partners in Crime?
By the Pricking of My Thumbs is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: By the Pricking of My Thumbs (191 pages, ≈ 3 h 32 m); Partners in Crime (242 pages, ≈ 4 h 29 m).
Which is harder to read: By the Pricking of My Thumbs or Partners in Crime?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — By the Pricking of My Thumbs: Moderate; Partners in Crime: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
By the Pricking of My Thumbs: 1 film adaptation; Partners in Crime: no film adaptation on record.