Looking for Rachel Wallace vs The Simple Art of Murder: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, Mystery, Fiction
Looking for Rachel Wallace
“LOCKE-OBER'S RESTAURANT is on Winter Place, which is an alley off Winter Street just down from the Common.”
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When Spenser accepts a job as a "bodyguard" for a beautiful young woman, he gets in way over his head.
The Simple Art of Murder
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The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe • Featuring the iconic character that inspired the forthcoming film…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Looking for Rachel Wallace highest: Looking for Rachel Wallace 4.4 · The Simple Art of Murder 4.1.
- Looking for Rachel Wallace is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for The Simple Art of Murder.
- The Simple Art of Murder has the widest readership — 6355 ratings behind its score.
- The Simple Art of Murder reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 146 times.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Looking for Rachel Wallace | The Simple Art of Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (6355) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (22) | 3.3 (13) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (441) | 4.5 (14) |
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Reception
| Looking for Rachel Wallace | The Simple Art of Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 441 | 6355 |
| Editions | 10 | 24 |
| Citations | 4 | 146 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 6037 |
| Reading it now | — | 576 |
| Written reviews | — | 292 |
| Wikipedia attention | 110 | 1090 |
| Pages | 219 | 533 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Looking for Rachel Wallace or The Simple Art of Murder?
Looking for Rachel Wallace has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Looking for Rachel Wallace 4.4/5, The Simple Art of Murder 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: Looking for Rachel Wallace or The Simple Art of Murder?
Looking for Rachel Wallace is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Looking for Rachel Wallace (219 pages, ≈ 4 h 03 m); The Simple Art of Murder (533 pages, ≈ 9 h 52 m).
Which is harder to read: Looking for Rachel Wallace or The Simple Art of Murder?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Looking for Rachel Wallace: Moderate; The Simple Art of Murder: Challenging.