Five Little Pigs vs Moonflower Murders: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: False imprisonment, Investigation, Murder, Fiction
Five Little Pigs
Sixteen years after Caroline Crale has been convicted of the murder of her husband, Amyas Crale, her daughter, Carla Lemarchant, approaches Poirot to investigate the case. Poirot embarks optimistically upon an…
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Moonflower Murders
"Farlingaye Hall is a beautiful hotel in Suffolk on the east coast of England. Unfortunately, it is also the site of the brutal murder of Frank Parris, a retired advertising executive. Stefan Codrescu, a Romanian…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Five Little Pigs is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 11 for Moonflower Murders.
- Five Little Pigs has the widest readership — 98380 ratings behind its score.
- Moonflower Murders runs the darker storyline; Five Little Pigs stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Five Little Pigs
≈ 5h vs 11h for Moonflower Murders
New to the genre?
Moonflower Murders
Moderate vs Challenging for Five Little Pigs
In the mood for something dark?
Moonflower Murders
a darker storyline than Five Little Pigs
Want something lighter?
Five Little Pigs
an easier tone than Moonflower Murders
Scores by source
| Five Little Pigs | Moonflower Murders | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (98380) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (239) | 3.9 (150) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (37) | 4.0 (661) |
Reception
| Five Little Pigs | Moonflower Murders | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 98380 | 661 |
| Editions | 111 | 12 |
| Citations | 6 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 53417 | — |
| Pages | 272 | 608 |