Footsteps in the Dark vs Why shoot a butler?: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: 1930s, Country homes, Contemporary, Investigation, England, Murder
Footsteps in the Dark
BED, BREAKFAST AND MURDER The ramshackle old house, with its rambling charm is beloved of Peter, Margaret and Celia, who have inherited it from their uncle. But local wisdom says The Priory is haunted. It wasn't the…
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Why shoot a butler?
Every family has secrets, but the Fountains' are turning deadly…On a dark night, along a lonely country road, barrister Frank Amberley stops to help a young lady in distress and discovers a sports car with a corpse…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Footsteps in the Dark has the widest readership — 7071 ratings behind its score.
- Footsteps in the Dark runs the darker storyline; Why shoot a butler? stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Footsteps in the Dark | Why shoot a butler? | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (7071) | 3.7 (5577) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (11) | 3.4 (10) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (20) | 4.0 (37) |
Reception
| Footsteps in the Dark | Why shoot a butler? | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7071 | 5577 |
| Editions | 28 | 41 |
| Citations | 6 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 4393 | 2926 |
| Reading it now | 569 | 458 |
| Written reviews | 837 | 582 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1436 | — |
| Pages | 336 | 336 |