Dirty Blonde vs L'affaire Lerouge: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Mystery, Fiction

Dirty Blonde Lisa Scottoline · 2006 ★★★★☆ 4.0 358 pages · ≈ 6 h 38 m · Moderate

This time, justice is blonde. . . .New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline delivers a riveting page-turner about love and murder that starts in the elite chambers of a sexy female judge and ends on the cold,…

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L'affaire Lerouge Émile Gaboriau · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 478 pages · ≈ 8 h 51 m · Challenging

Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.

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The verdict

Readers rate Dirty Blonde highest: Dirty Blonde 4.0 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
Dirty Blonde is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for L'affaire Lerouge.
L'affaire Lerouge has the widest readership — 635 ratings behind its score.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Dirty Blonde ≈ 6h vs 8h for L'affaire Lerouge New to the genre? Dirty Blonde Moderate vs Challenging for L'affaire Lerouge

Scores by source

	Dirty Blonde	L'affaire Lerouge
Goodreads	—	3.8 (635)
Hardcover	3.2 (5)	—
Apple Books	4.0 (224)	—

Reception

	Dirty Blonde	L'affaire Lerouge
Ratings	224	635
Editions	5	148
Want to read	—	1038
Pages	358	478

The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Reception

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