Lie Down With Lions vs The melody of death: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English literature, Adventure, Mystery, Fiction
Lie Down With Lions
“would leave the girl's place alone in the Renault-but not always. Sometimes he took her out to dinner.”
Ellis, the American. Jean-Pierre, the Frenchman. They were two men on opposite sides of the cold war, with a woman torn between them. Together, they formed a triangle of passion and deception, racing from terrorist…
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The melody of death
Gilbert Standerton learns that he has been disinherited by his cantankerous uncle, and is forced to find a way to provide for his newly-wedded high-society wife. After quitting his appointment at the Foreign Office, he…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The melody of death is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Lie Down With Lions.
- Lie Down With Lions has the widest readership — 24839 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Lie Down With Lions | The melody of death | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (24839) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (348) | 4.5 (6) |
Reception
| Lie Down With Lions | The melody of death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 24839 | 6 |
| Editions | 44 | 21 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 7583 | — |
| Reading it now | 2195 | — |
| Written reviews | 1007 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 561 | 66 |
| Pages | 372 | 147 |