Dark Country vs Murder in Montague Place: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Fiction
Dark Country
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Three related famous country and western singers are kidnapped over a period of 50 years. Only one body has ever been found.Battling a debilitating illness, FBI agent Georgina O’Neil joins forces with newly licensed…
Murder in Montague Place
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Great Scotland Yard 1844. When the beautiful Eleanora Scambles claims that her husband has been wrongly arrested for the murder of Edward Mizzentoft, Inspector Bucket of the recently formed Detective Department is…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Dark Country has the widest readership — 220 ratings behind its score.
- Dark Country runs the darker storyline; Murder in Montague Place stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dark Country | Murder in Montague Place | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (220) | 3.5 (6) |
Reception
| Dark Country | Murder in Montague Place | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 220 | 6 |
| Editions | 1 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 85 | — |
| Reading it now | 2 | — |
| Written reviews | 27 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1520 | — |
| Pages | 304 | — |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Dark Country or Murder in Montague Place?
Murder in Montague Place has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Murder in Montague Place 3.7/5, Dark Country 3.6/5).
Which is harder to read: Dark Country or Murder in Montague Place?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Dark Country: Moderate; Murder in Montague Place: Moderate.