Death of a Ghost vs Sweet danger: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Albert Campion, Campion, Private investigators, England, Mystery, Fiction
Death of a Ghost
John Sebastian Lafcadio, is one of the greatest painters of the Edwardian period, and his ambition to be known as the greatest painter since Rembrandt was not to be thwarted by a matter as trifling as his own death.…
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Sweet danger
“A small window in the sunlit, yellow side of the Hotel Beauregard, Mentone, opened slowly, and through it a hand appeared, which, after depositing a compact brown suit-case upon the sill, speedily vanished.”
Way back during the crusades Richard I presented the Huntingforest family with the tiny Balkan principality of Averna but since then the kingdom has been forgotten, until circumstances in Europe suddenly render it…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Sweet danger has the widest readership — 4050 ratings behind its score.
- Death of a Ghost runs the darker storyline; Sweet danger stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Death of a Ghost | Sweet danger | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (3323) | 4.0 (4050) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (9) | 4.2 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (27) | 4.5 (35) |
Reception
| Death of a Ghost | Sweet danger | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3323 | 4050 |
| Editions | 33 | 43 |
| Citations | 9 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1422 | 1626 |
| Reading it now | 499 | 357 |
| Written reviews | 276 | 314 |
| Wikipedia attention | 196 | 230 |
| Pages | 253 | 256 |