Lost Souls vs Master of the moor: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Serial murders, Crimes against, Mystery, Fiction
Lost Souls
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Twenty-seven-year-old Kristi Bentz is lucky to be alive. Not many people her age have nearly died twice at the hands of a serial killer, and lived to tell about it. Her dad, New Orleans detective, Rick Bentz, wants…
Master of the moor
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Stephen Whalby loves to walk the moor. He considers it his, although he and his young wife Lyn are merely tenants in a flat nearby. But the senseless and frightening murder of a young woman invades Stephen's sense of…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Master of the moor is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Lost Souls.
- Lost Souls has the widest readership — 19347 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Lost Souls | Master of the moor | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (19347) | 3.7 (1538) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (5) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (108) | — |
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Reception
| Lost Souls | Master of the moor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 19347 | 1538 |
| Editions | 23 | 25 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 195 | 217 |
| Pages | 416 | 239 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Lost Souls or Master of the moor?
Lost Souls has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Lost Souls 3.9/5, Master of the moor 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Lost Souls or Master of the moor?
Master of the moor is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Master of the moor (239 pages, ≈ 4 h 26 m); Lost Souls (416 pages, ≈ 7 h 42 m).
Which is harder to read: Lost Souls or Master of the moor?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Lost Souls: Moderate; Master of the moor: Moderate.