Murder at Mill Ponds House vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
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Murder at Mill Ponds House
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The BRAND NEW instalment in the page-turning Iris Woodmore Mysteries from Michelle Salter!When murder hits close to home, Iris must fight to clear her name…Spring, 1924. Reporter Iris Woodmore plans to move to London to…
The Talleyrand Maxim
“Linford Pratt, senior clerk to Eldrick & Pascoe, solicitors, of Barford, a young man who earnestly desired to get on in life, by hook or by crook, with no objection whatever to crookedness, so long as it could be performed in safety and secrecy, had once during one of his periodical visit to the town Reference Library, lighted on a maxim of that other unscrupulous person, Prince Talleyrand, which”
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The “Talleyrand Maxim” holds that “With time and patience, the mulberry leaf is turned into satin.” The adage has the character of guidance for life for an ambitious legal clerk, Linford Pratt. Unlike most people, he…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Talleyrand Maxim has the widest readership — 180 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Murder at Mill Ponds House | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (18) | 4.5 (13) |
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Reception
| Murder at Mill Ponds House | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18 | 180 |
| Editions | — | 115 |
| Want to read | — | 102 |
| Reading it now | — | 28 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Pages | 271 | 195 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Murder at Mill Ponds House or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Murder at Mill Ponds House has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Murder at Mill Ponds House 4.1/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Murder at Mill Ponds House or The Talleyrand Maxim?
The Talleyrand Maxim is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Talleyrand Maxim (195 pages, ≈ 3 h 37 m); Murder at Mill Ponds House (271 pages, ≈ 5 h 01 m).
Which is harder to read: Murder at Mill Ponds House or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Murder at Mill Ponds House: Moderate; The Talleyrand Maxim: Challenging.