L'affaire Lerouge vs Labrava: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mystery, Fiction
L'affaire Lerouge
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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Labrava
Joe LaBrava, ex-secret service agent turned photographer, meets a former movie star who he admired in a Miami crisis center. She is being terrorized by thugs, giving him a chance to play the hero.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Labrava 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.
How to choose
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | Labrava | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.6 (12) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (40) |
Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | Labrava | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 40 |
| Editions | 148 | 27 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1038 | — |
| Pages | 478 | 283 |