Dead Men Tell No Tales vs Murder Under A Black Moon: Which Should You Read?
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Dead Men Tell No Tales
“Nothing is so easy as falling in love on a long sea voyage, except falling out of love.”
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The classic story ties together themes of adventure and romance. Hornung's traditional writing style is incredibly descriptive and can be often relaxing to read. The story of Dead Men Tell No Tales doesn't rush but…
Murder Under A Black Moon
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Mona is the American Phyrne Fisher! Mona Moon and her new husband, Robert Farley, Duke of Brynelleth are about to board an ocean liner to Merry Old England for their honeymoon when Mona receives an urgent telegram from…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Murder Under A Black Moon highest: Murder Under A Black Moon 4.1 · Dead Men Tell No Tales 3.2.
- Dead Men Tell No Tales has the widest readership — 157 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Dead Men Tell No Tales | Murder Under A Black Moon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.1 (157) | — |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (15) |
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Reception
| Dead Men Tell No Tales | Murder Under A Black Moon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 157 | 15 |
| Editions | 128 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 151 | — |
| Reading it now | 18 | — |
| Written reviews | 26 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 109 | — |
| Pages | 217 | 264 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Dead Men Tell No Tales or Murder Under A Black Moon?
Murder Under A Black Moon has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Murder Under A Black Moon 4.1/5, Dead Men Tell No Tales 3.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: Dead Men Tell No Tales or Murder Under A Black Moon?
Dead Men Tell No Tales is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Dead Men Tell No Tales (217 pages, ≈ 4 h 01 m); Murder Under A Black Moon (264 pages, ≈ 4 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: Dead Men Tell No Tales or Murder Under A Black Moon?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Dead Men Tell No Tales: Challenging; Murder Under A Black Moon: Moderate.