Death in Holy Orders vs Shroud for a Nightingale: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adam Dalgliesh, Dalgliesh, Police, England, English literature, Mystery
Death in Holy Orders
From Amazon.com: From the award-winning master of literary crime fiction, a classic work rich in tense drama and psychological insight. On the East Anglian seacoast, a small theological college hangs precariously on an…
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Shroud for a Nightingale
The young women of Nightingale House are there to learn to nurse and comfort the suffering. But when one of the students plays patient in a demonstration of nursing skills, she is horribly, brutally killed. Another…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Shroud for a Nightingale is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Death in Holy Orders.
- Shroud for a Nightingale has the widest readership — 27981 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Death in Holy Orders | Shroud for a Nightingale | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (18182) | 4.0 (27981) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (17) | 4.0 (30) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (236) | 4.5 (127) |
Reception
| Death in Holy Orders | Shroud for a Nightingale | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18182 | 27981 |
| Editions | 45 | 53 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4267 | 7743 |
| Reading it now | 1182 | 813 |
| Written reviews | 1019 | 881 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2445 | 1480 |
| Pages | 438 | 304 |