Destination Unknown vs They Came to Baghdad: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Conspiracy, English Detective and mystery stories, English literature, Mystery, Fiction
Destination Unknown
Hilary Craven has lost the will to live, Mrs Betterton is already dead. Then Hilary is asked to impersonate the dead woman and to trace her husband - a missing nuclear scientist - and her will to live returns. A faked…
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They Came to Baghdad
E-book exclusive extras: 'Agatha Christie in Baghdad,' extensive selections from Agatha Christie: An Autobiography. Plus: Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on They Came to Baghdad.Agatha Christie first visited…
The verdict
- Readers rate They Came to Baghdad highest: They Came to Baghdad 4.2 · Destination Unknown 3.7.
- Destination Unknown has the widest readership — 18595 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Destination Unknown | They Came to Baghdad | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (18595) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (42) | 3.7 (62) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | 4.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (34) | 4.5 (128) |
Reception
| Destination Unknown | They Came to Baghdad | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18595 | 128 |
| Editions | 79 | 95 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 11264 | — |
| Reading it now | 657 | — |
| Written reviews | 1681 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 889 | 1001 |
| Pages | 230 | 252 |