L'affaire Lerouge vs The Blue Girl: 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.
The Blue Girl
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From the author of the nationally bestselling suspense novel The Yard and the forthcoming The Black Country, both novels of Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad, comes a short story of the Squad, a cautionary tale: Be careful…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Blue Girl is the quickest read — about 1 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 | The Blue Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 2.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (39) |
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Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | The Blue Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 39 |
| Editions | 148 | — |
| Want to read | 1038 | — |
| Written reviews | 106 | — |
| Pages | 478 | 46 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: L'affaire Lerouge or The Blue Girl?
The Blue Girl has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Blue Girl 3.8/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: L'affaire Lerouge or The Blue Girl?
The Blue Girl is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Blue Girl (46 pages, ≈ 51 min); L'affaire Lerouge (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: L'affaire Lerouge or The Blue Girl?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging; The Blue Girl: Moderate.