Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] vs The A.B.C. Murders: Which Should You Read?
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Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories]
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A collection of Miss Marple mysteries, plus some bonus short stories...First, the mystery man in the church with a bullet-wound...then, the riddle of a dead man's buried treasure...the curious conduct of a caretaker…
The A.B.C. Murders
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There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way though the alphabet. There seems little chance of the murderer being caught - until her makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The A.B.C. Murders.
- The A.B.C. Murders has the widest readership — 213357 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] | The A.B.C. Murders | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (213357) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (33) | — |
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Reception
| Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] | The A.B.C. Murders | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 33 | 213357 |
| Editions | 35 | 142 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 106266 |
| Reading it now | — | 6947 |
| Written reviews | — | 14392 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 7792 |
| Pages | 160 | 272 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] or The A.B.C. Murders?
The A.B.C. Murders has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The A.B.C. Murders 4.0/5, Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] or The A.B.C. Murders?
Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] (160 pages, ≈ 2 h 58 m); The A.B.C. Murders (272 pages, ≈ 5 h 02 m).
Which is harder to read: Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] or The A.B.C. Murders?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories]: Challenging; The A.B.C. Murders: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories]: no film adaptation on record; The A.B.C. Murders: 5 film adaptations.