Murder in the Drawing Room vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
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Murder in the Drawing Room
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Scandal, secrets and bawdy photographs are uncovered when the wife of a politician is murdered. Untangle the lies with Cleo and her friends and find the killer. When Harry Armitage passes an investigation to Cleo…
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
- Readers rate Murder in the Drawing Room highest: Murder in the Drawing Room 4.4 · The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9.
- Murder in the Drawing Room has the widest readership — 223 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Murder in the Drawing Room | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (11) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (223) | 4.5 (13) |
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Reception
| Murder in the Drawing Room | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 223 | 180 |
| Editions | 1 | 115 |
| Want to read | — | 102 |
| Reading it now | — | 28 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Pages | 244 | 195 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Murder in the Drawing Room or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Murder in the Drawing Room has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Murder in the Drawing Room 4.4/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Murder in the Drawing Room 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 in the Drawing Room (244 pages, ≈ 4 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: Murder in the Drawing Room or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Murder in the Drawing Room: Moderate; The Talleyrand Maxim: Challenging.