L'affaire Lerouge vs Murder at the Debutante Ball: 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.”
Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.
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Murder at the Debutante Ball
When a notorious cad is bludgeoned to death with a candlestick in the library at the most important ball of the London social season, Cleo finds herself in the prime position to solve the crime. After all, she stumbled…
The verdict
- Readers rate Murder at the Debutante Ball highest: Murder at the Debutante Ball 4.4 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
- Murder at the Debutante Ball is the quickest read — about 6 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 | Murder at the Debutante Ball | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (11) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (175) |
Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | Murder at the Debutante Ball | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 175 |
| Editions | 148 | — |
| Want to read | 1038 | — |
| Written reviews | 106 | — |
| Pages | 478 | 331 |