Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] vs The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] Arthur Conan Doyle · 1893 ★★★★☆ 4.2 278 pages · ≈ 5 h 09 m · Challenging
“"I AM afraid, Watson, that I shall have to go," said Holmes, as we sat down together to our breakfast one morning.”
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Cover of The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side Agatha Christie · 1960 ★★★★☆ 4.0 272 pages · ≈ 5 h 02 m · Moderate
“Miss Jane Marple was sitting by her window.”

E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side;2) "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.The…

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1 film adaptation

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Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Goodreads — 4.0 (57028)
Hardcover — 3.7 (113)
Apple Books 4.0 (7) 4.5 (205)

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Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Ratings 28 57028
Editions 530 126
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read — 24602
Reading it now — 1715
Written reviews — 3621
Wikipedia attention — 6392
Pages 278 272

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