Detection Unlimited vs Duplicate Death: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Inspector Hemingway, Contemporary, Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Detection Unlimited
Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway #9 On a hot June evening in the village of Thornden, the Hasells celebrate a tennis party at the Cedars, their mansion. The young Haswell had just motored the lovely Abby Dearham back…
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Duplicate Death
Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway #8 London is the scene for a card party given by a social-climbing hostess. Suddenly, the seemingly civilized game of Duplicate Bridge is interrupted by a double murder, both victims…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Duplicate Death has the widest readership — 3271 ratings behind its score.
- Duplicate Death runs the darker storyline; Detection Unlimited stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Detection Unlimited | Duplicate Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (3138) | 3.8 (3271) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (10) | 3.9 (10) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (15) | 4.5 (21) |
Reception
| Detection Unlimited | Duplicate Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3138 | 3271 |
| Editions | 33 | 41 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1380 | 1396 |
| Reading it now | 303 | 250 |
| Written reviews | 263 | 339 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3147 | 3147 |
| Pages | 268 | 300 |