L'affaire Lerouge vs Murder at the Polo Club: Which Should You Read?
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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.”
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Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.
Murder at the Polo Club
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The sport of kings is the backdrop for a game of murder where one player loses more than the match. Can Cleo solve the case, or will the murderer win? Summer has arrived along with a plethora of social events that keep…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Murder at the Polo Club highest: Murder at the Polo Club 4.4 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
- Murder at the Polo Club 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.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | Murder at the Polo Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (8) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (188) |
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Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | Murder at the Polo Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 188 |
| Editions | 148 | — |
| Want to read | 1038 | — |
| Written reviews | 106 | — |
| Pages | 478 | 285 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: L'affaire Lerouge or Murder at the Polo Club?
Murder at the Polo Club has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Murder at the Polo Club 4.4/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: L'affaire Lerouge or Murder at the Polo Club?
Murder at the Polo Club is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Murder at the Polo Club (285 pages, ≈ 5 h 17 m); L'affaire Lerouge (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: L'affaire Lerouge or Murder at the Polo Club?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging; Murder at the Polo Club: Moderate.