Magpie Murders vs The Word Is Murder: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Authors, Great Britain, Private investigators, Murder, Fiction
Magpie Murders
From the New York Times bestselling author of Moriarty and Trigger Mortis, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a chilling, ingeniously original…
1 film adaptation
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The Word Is Murder
“Just after eleven o’clock on a bright spring morning, the sort of day when the sunshine is almost white and promises a warmth that it doesn’t quite deliver, Diana Cowper crossed the Fulham Road and went into a funeral parlour.”
It’s been two years since Injustice aired and Detective Daniel Hawthorne needs cash. Having gotten himself fired from his job at the Metropolitan police, Hawthorne decides to approach Anthony Horowitz. He’s…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Word Is Murder has the widest readership — 107320 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Magpie Murders | The Word Is Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (107320) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (399) | 3.9 (234) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (1126) | 4.0 (810) |
Reception
| Magpie Murders | The Word Is Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1126 | 107320 |
| Editions | 15 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 68873 |
| Reading it now | — | 9025 |
| Written reviews | — | 11480 |
| Wikipedia attention | 14943 | 2073 |
| Pages | 496 | 400 |