L'affaire Lerouge vs Test of Wills, A: Which Should You Read?

Cover of L'affaire Lerouge L'affaire Lerouge Émile Gaboriau · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 478 pages · ≈ 8 h 51 m · Challenging
“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.

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Cover of Test of Wills, A Test of Wills, A Charles Todd ★★★★☆ 4.0 Unknown
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“Todd has written a first novel that speaks out, urgently and compassionately, for a long-dead generation….A meticulously wrought puzzle.”—New York Times Book Review“An intricately plotted mystery. With this remarkable…

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The verdict

Scores by source

L'affaire LerougeTest of Wills, A
Goodreads 3.8 (635) —
Apple Books — 4.0 (341)

Reception

L'affaire LerougeTest of Wills, A
Ratings 635 341
Editions 148 —
Want to read 1038 —
Written reviews 106 —
Pages 478 —

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: L'affaire Lerouge or Test of Wills, A?

Test of Wills, A has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Test of Wills, A 4.0/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).

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