Fortune Favors the Dead vs The Mysterious Key And What It Opened: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American literature, Mystery
Fortune Favors the Dead
A wildly charming and fast-paced mystery written with all the panache of the hardboiled classics, Fortune Favors the Dead introduces Pentecost and Parker, an audacious new detective duo for the ages.“Razor-sharp style,…
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The Mysterious Key And What It Opened
“THIS is the third time I've found you poring over that old rhyme.”
An early romantic mystery story by the author of LITTLE WOMEN and LITTLE MEN.
The verdict
- Readers rate Fortune Favors the Dead highest: Fortune Favors the Dead 4.3 · The Mysterious Key And What It Opened 3.6.
- The Mysterious Key And What It Opened is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 6 for Fortune Favors the Dead.
- The Mysterious Key And What It Opened has the widest readership — 1646 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Fortune Favors the Dead | The Mysterious Key And What It Opened | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.5 (1646) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (43) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (137) | 4.5 (115) |
Reception
| Fortune Favors the Dead | The Mysterious Key And What It Opened | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 137 | 1646 |
| Editions | 2 | 129 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1305 |
| Reading it now | — | 96 |
| Written reviews | — | 224 |
| Pages | 344 | 76 |