Los mares del Sur vs Murder on the Orient Express: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Detective, Private investigators, Murder, Mystery, Fiction
Los mares del Sur
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"Stuart Pedrell, un importante empresario, aparece muerto a navajazos en un barrio extremo de la ciudad cuando desde hacía un año se le suponía en un viaje por Polinesia. Carvalho averigua lo que hizo en el curso de ese…
Murder on the Orient Express
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While en route from Syria to Paris, in the middle of a freezing winter's night, the Orient Express is stopped dead in its tracks by a snowdrift. Passengers awake to find the train still stranded and to discover that a…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Murder on the Orient Express highest: Murder on the Orient Express 4.2 · Los mares del Sur 3.5.
- Murder on the Orient Express has the widest readership — 765496 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Los mares del Sur | Murder on the Orient Express | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (2686) | 4.2 (765496) |
| Hardcover | 3.1 (7) | 4.5 (5) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | 4.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (290) |
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Reception
| Los mares del Sur | Murder on the Orient Express | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2686 | 765496 |
| Editions | 60 | 247 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1944 | 507548 |
| Reading it now | 125 | 23902 |
| Written reviews | 237 | 52399 |
| Wikipedia attention | 65 | 64317 |
| Pages | 224 | 168 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Los mares del Sur or Murder on the Orient Express?
Murder on the Orient Express has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Murder on the Orient Express 4.2/5, Los mares del Sur 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Los mares del Sur or Murder on the Orient Express?
Murder on the Orient Express is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Murder on the Orient Express (168 pages, ≈ 3 h 07 m); Los mares del Sur (224 pages, ≈ 4 h 09 m).
Which is harder to read: Los mares del Sur or Murder on the Orient Express?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Los mares del Sur: Moderate; Murder on the Orient Express: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Los mares del Sur: 1 film adaptation; Murder on the Orient Express: no film adaptation on record.