L'affaire Lerouge vs Murder in the Library: Which Should You Read?
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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.
Murder in the Library
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A body in a hospital isn’t so unusual. Unless they’ve been murdered!1916, London: Keen to support the war effort, bookshop manager and sometime amateur sleuth Hannah Merrill has taken a volunteer role in the library of…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Murder in the Library highest: Murder in the Library 4.0 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
- Murder in the Library 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.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | Murder in the Library | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | 4.0 (553) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (19) |
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Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | Murder in the Library | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 553 |
| Editions | 148 | — |
| Want to read | 1038 | — |
| Written reviews | 106 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 52 |
| Pages | 478 | 261 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: L'affaire Lerouge or Murder in the Library?
Murder in the Library has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Murder in the Library 4.0/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: L'affaire Lerouge or Murder in the Library?
Murder in the Library is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Murder in the Library (261 pages, ≈ 4 h 50 m); L'affaire Lerouge (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: L'affaire Lerouge or Murder in the Library?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging; Murder in the Library: Moderate.