Cards on the Table vs Poirot's Early Cases: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Private investigators in fiction, Poirot, Hercule Poirot, Private investigators, England, English literature
Cards on the Table
It was the match-up of the century: four sleuths--Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard; Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, famed writer of detective stories; Col. Race of His Majesty's Secret Service; and the incomparable Hercule…
1 film adaptation
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Poirot's Early Cases
With his career still in its formative years, we learn many things about how Poirot came to exercise those famous "grey cells" so well. Fourteen of the eighteen stories collected herein are narrated by Captain Arthur…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Poirot's Early Cases has the widest readership — 17165 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Cards on the Table | Poirot's Early Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (5608) | 3.9 (17165) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (209) | 3.6 (39) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (53) | 4.5 (56) |
Reception
| Cards on the Table | Poirot's Early Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5608 | 17165 |
| Editions | 107 | 63 |
| Citations | 24 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 37370 | 15513 |
| Reading it now | — | 1538 |
| Written reviews | 5608 | 1029 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3748 | 8128 |
| Pages | 214 | 304 |