Elephants Can Remember vs Murder on the Links: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Poirot, Hercule Poirot, English Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, Investigation, England
Elephants Can Remember
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E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Elephants Can Remember;2) "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of the great Belgian detective."The Ravenscrofts didn’t seem that…
Murder on the Links
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Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is summoned to France after receiving a distressing letter with a urgent cry for help. Upon his arrival in Merlinville-sur-Mer, the investigator finds the man who penned the letter, the…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Murder on the Links has the widest readership — 126278 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Elephants Can Remember | Murder on the Links | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (51485) | 3.9 (126278) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (112) | 3.6 (382) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (80) | 4.5 (21) |
Reception
| Elephants Can Remember | Murder on the Links | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 51485 | 126278 |
| Editions | 110 | 272 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 25560 | — |
| Reading it now | 1424 | — |
| Written reviews | 3704 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2522 | 4716 |
| Pages | 224 | 193 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Elephants Can Remember or Murder on the Links?
Murder on the Links has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Murder on the Links 3.9/5, Elephants Can Remember 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Elephants Can Remember or Murder on the Links?
Murder on the Links is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Murder on the Links (193 pages, ≈ 3 h 34 m); Elephants Can Remember (224 pages, ≈ 4 h 09 m).
Which is harder to read: Elephants Can Remember or Murder on the Links?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Elephants Can Remember: Moderate; Murder on the Links: Moderate.