Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] vs The Body in the Library: 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 Body in the Library
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The very-respectable Colonel and Mrs Bantry have awakened to discover the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing evening dress and heavy make-up, which is now smeared across her cold cheeks. But who is…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Body in the Library has the widest readership — 134865 ratings behind its score.
- Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] runs the darker storyline; The Body in the Library stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] | The Body in the Library | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (134865) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.7 (257) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (33) | 4.0 (216) |
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Reception
| Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] | The Body in the Library | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 33 | 134865 |
| Editions | 35 | 127 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 70442 |
| Reading it now | — | 4708 |
| Written reviews | — | 9732 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 5387 |
| Pages | 160 | 207 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] or The Body in the Library?
Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] 3.9/5, The Body in the Library 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] or The Body in the Library?
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 Body in the Library (207 pages, ≈ 3 h 50 m).
Which is harder to read: Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories] or The Body in the Library?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories [8 stories]: Challenging; The Body in the Library: Challenging.