Death in the Clouds vs Poirot's Early Cases: Which Should You Read?
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Death in the Clouds
From seat number nine, Hercule Poirot is almost ideally placed to observe his fellow air travelers on this short flight from Paris to London. Over to his right sits a pretty young woman, clearly infatuated with the man…
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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
| Death in the Clouds | Poirot's Early Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (4800) | 3.9 (17165) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (192) | 3.6 (39) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (52) | 4.5 (56) |
Reception
| Death in the Clouds | Poirot's Early Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4800 | 17165 |
| Editions | 107 | 63 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 30422 | 15513 |
| Reading it now | — | 1538 |
| Written reviews | 4800 | 1029 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2820 | 8128 |
| Pages | 254 | 304 |