L'affaire Lerouge vs Miss Morton Takes the Waters: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mystery
L'affaire Lerouge
“ON Thursday, the 6th of March, 1862, two days after Shrove Tuesday, five women of the village of Jonchere presented themselves at the bureau of police at Bougival.”
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Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.
Miss Morton Takes the Waters
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In Victorian England, Bath is the destination to restore a lady’s health. But after accompanying Mrs. Frogerton to the spa town, a poison-pen campaign and a locked-room murder lead lady’s companion Caroline Morton into…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Miss Morton Takes the Waters is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for L'affaire Lerouge.
- L'affaire Lerouge has the widest readership — 635 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | Miss Morton Takes the Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (14) |
Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | Miss Morton Takes the Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 14 |
| Editions | 148 | — |
| Want to read | 1038 | — |
| Written reviews | 106 | — |
| Pages | 478 | 247 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: L'affaire Lerouge or Miss Morton Takes the Waters?
Miss Morton Takes the Waters has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Miss Morton Takes the Waters 3.9/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: L'affaire Lerouge or Miss Morton Takes the Waters?
Miss Morton Takes the Waters is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Miss Morton Takes the Waters (247 pages, ≈ 4 h 34 m); L'affaire Lerouge (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: L'affaire Lerouge or Miss Morton Takes the Waters?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging; Miss Morton Takes the Waters: Moderate.