Knots and Crosses vs The Seven Dials Mystery: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Detective and mystery stories, Police, Fiction
Knots and Crosses
Edinburgh policeman, John Rebus, must solve murders involving seeming crank letters. He is not the only officer workering the case, but the only one who has all the pieces to resolve it.
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The Seven Dials Mystery
Brings back several characters from an earlier novel, The Secret of Chimneys, in a story that can best be described as a John Buchan thriller told by P.G. Wodehouse.…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Seven Dials Mystery has the widest readership — 45881 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Knots and Crosses | The Seven Dials Mystery | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (45881) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (113) | 3.7 (89) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (10) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (10) | 4.5 (56) |
Reception
| Knots and Crosses | The Seven Dials Mystery | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 113 | 45881 |
| Editions | 29 | 91 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 24280 |
| Reading it now | — | 3143 |
| Written reviews | — | 4471 |
| Wikipedia attention | 939 | 22317 |
| Pages | 256 | 193 |