Hercule Poirot's Christmas vs Lord Edgware Dies: Which Should You Read?
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Hercule Poirot's Christmas
On the night before Christmas, cruel, tyrannical, filthy rich Simeon Lee is found in his locked bedroom with his throat cut. Now Hercule Poirot must put his deductive powers to the test to solve one of his most chilling…
1 film adaptation
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Lord Edgware Dies
Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to 'get rid of' her estranged husband. Now the monstrous man was dead, but how could Jane have stabbed Lord Edgware to death in his library at exactly the same time…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Lord Edgware Dies has the widest readership — 65552 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Hercule Poirot's Christmas | Lord Edgware Dies | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (65552) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (272) | 3.8 (184) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (133) | 4.5 (209) |
Reception
| Hercule Poirot's Christmas | Lord Edgware Dies | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 272 | 65552 |
| Editions | 110 | 113 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 29536 |
| Reading it now | — | 2029 |
| Written reviews | — | 4646 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2264 | 3012 |
| Pages | 191 | 226 |