L'affaire Lerouge vs Murder on a Midnight Clear: 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 on a Midnight Clear
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A snowbound country mansion, a missing butler, and a Christmas case . . . Olive and Jasper have never been closer—except in one area. Jasper is still reticent about his frequent disappearances from polite society.…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Murder on a Midnight Clear highest: Murder on a Midnight Clear 4.4 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
- Murder on a Midnight Clear is the quickest read — about 5 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 on a Midnight Clear | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (358) |
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Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | Murder on a Midnight Clear | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 358 |
| Editions | 148 | 2 |
| Want to read | 1038 | — |
| Written reviews | 106 | — |
| Pages | 478 | 281 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: L'affaire Lerouge or Murder on a Midnight Clear?
Murder on a Midnight Clear has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Murder on a Midnight Clear 4.4/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: L'affaire Lerouge or Murder on a Midnight Clear?
Murder on a Midnight Clear is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Murder on a Midnight Clear (281 pages, ≈ 5 h 12 m); L'affaire Lerouge (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: L'affaire Lerouge or Murder on a Midnight Clear?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging; Murder on a Midnight Clear: Moderate.