L'affaire Lerouge vs Marble Hall Murders: Which Should You Read?

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L'affaire Lerouge Émile Gaboriau · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 478 pages · ≈ 8 h 51 m · Challenging

Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.

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Marble Hall Murders Anthony Horowitz · 2025 ★★★★☆ 4.3 592 pages · ≈ 10 h 58 m · Moderate

Marble Hall Murders is a 2025 mystery novel and the third book in the Susan Ryeland series, following the 2020 release of Moonflower Murders. Written by British author Anthony Horowitz, the entry follows Susan Ryeland…

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The verdict

Readers rate Marble Hall Murders highest: Marble Hall Murders 4.3 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
L'affaire Lerouge is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 10 for Marble Hall Murders.
Marble Hall Murders has the widest readership — 34636 ratings behind its score.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? L'affaire Lerouge ≈ 8h vs 10h for Marble Hall Murders Just want the better-reviewed one? Marble Hall Murders 4.3 vs 3.8 from readers New to the genre? Marble Hall Murders Moderate vs Challenging for L'affaire Lerouge

Scores by source

	L'affaire Lerouge	Marble Hall Murders
Goodreads	3.8 (635)	4.2 (34636)
Hardcover	—	4.0 (51)
Apple Books	—	4.5 (415)

Reception

	L'affaire Lerouge	Marble Hall Murders
Ratings	635	34636
Editions	148	4
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	1038	37454
Pages	478	592

The verdict

How to choose

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