L'affaire Lerouge vs Murder and the Missing Treasure: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mystery
L'affaire Lerouge
“ON Thursday, the 6th of March, 1862, two days after Shrove Tuesday, five women of the village of Jonchere presented themselves at the bureau of police at Bougival.”
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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Murder and the Missing Treasure
When the celebrated biographer of the infamous pirate Blackheart takes a suite at the Mayfair Hotel to live out his final months, Goliath the porter is desperate to ask the one question that has haunted treasure hunters…
The verdict
- Readers rate Murder and the Missing Treasure highest: Murder and the Missing Treasure 4.4 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
- Murder and the Missing Treasure is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for L'affaire Lerouge.
- L'affaire Lerouge has the widest readership — 635 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | Murder and the Missing Treasure | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (95) |
Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | Murder and the Missing Treasure | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 95 |
| Editions | 148 | — |
| Want to read | 1038 | — |
| Written reviews | 106 | — |
| Pages | 478 | 278 |