L'affaire Lerouge vs Those Who Are Gone: 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.
Those Who Are Gone
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Cold-case detective Raquel Laing faces new threats and long-buried secrets in this gripping novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series.SFPD Homicide Inspector Raquel…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Those Who Are Gone 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.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | Those Who Are Gone | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 2.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (7) |
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Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | Those Who Are Gone | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 7 |
| Editions | 148 | — |
| Want to read | 1038 | — |
| Written reviews | 106 | — |
| Pages | 478 | 337 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: L'affaire Lerouge or Those Who Are Gone?
Those Who Are Gone has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Those Who Are Gone 3.9/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: L'affaire Lerouge or Those Who Are Gone?
Those Who Are Gone is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Those Who Are Gone (337 pages, ≈ 6 h 14 m); L'affaire Lerouge (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: L'affaire Lerouge or Those Who Are Gone?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging; Those Who Are Gone: Moderate.