Crooked House vs They Do It with Mirrors: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Jane Marple, English language, Women detectives, England, English literature, Mystery
Crooked House
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Three generations of the Leonides family live together in a large, if somewhat crooked looking, house. Then the wealthy patriarch, Aristide, is murdered. Suspicion falls on the whole household, including Aristide's two…
They Do It with Mirrors
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E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on They Do It with Mirrors;2) "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.A sense of danger…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Crooked House highest: Crooked House 4.1 · They Do It with Mirrors 3.8.
- They Do It with Mirrors has the widest readership — 47895 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Crooked House | They Do It with Mirrors | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (9898) | 3.8 (47895) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (194) | 3.7 (114) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (64) | 4.5 (146) |
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Reception
| Crooked House | They Do It with Mirrors | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9898 | 47895 |
| Editions | 115 | 114 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 62235 | 18414 |
| Reading it now | — | 1469 |
| Written reviews | 9898 | 3258 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6775 | 3737 |
| Pages | 240 | 215 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Crooked House or They Do It with Mirrors?
Crooked House has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Crooked House 4.1/5, They Do It with Mirrors 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Crooked House or They Do It with Mirrors?
They Do It with Mirrors is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: They Do It with Mirrors (215 pages, ≈ 3 h 59 m); Crooked House (240 pages, ≈ 4 h 27 m).
Which is harder to read: Crooked House or They Do It with Mirrors?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Crooked House: Challenging; They Do It with Mirrors: Moderate.