Murder in the Mews vs Murder in Three Acts: Which Should You Read?
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Murder in the Mews
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When a young woman is found in a locked room having been shot, the police assume it’s suicide. However, when Poirot looks further he begins to suspect murder – would a right-handed woman shoot herself from the left? A…
Murder in Three Acts
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Sir Charles Cartwright should have known better than to allow thirteen guests to sit down for dinner. For at the end of the evening one of them is dead—choked by a cocktail that contained no trace of…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Murder in Three Acts has the widest readership — 51967 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Murder in the Mews | Murder in Three Acts | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (29889) | 3.8 (51967) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (48) | — |
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Reception
| Murder in the Mews | Murder in Three Acts | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 29889 | 51967 |
| Editions | 34 | 103 |
| Citations | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 19438 | 26655 |
| Reading it now | 944 | 2102 |
| Written reviews | 1926 | 4317 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3627 | 1056 |
| Pages | 222 | 224 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Murder in the Mews or Murder in Three Acts?
Murder in Three Acts has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Murder in Three Acts 3.8/5, Murder in the Mews 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Murder in the Mews or Murder in Three Acts?
Murder in the Mews is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Murder in the Mews (222 pages, ≈ 4 h 07 m); Murder in Three Acts (224 pages, ≈ 4 h 09 m).
Which is harder to read: Murder in the Mews or Murder in Three Acts?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Murder in the Mews: Moderate; Murder in Three Acts: Challenging.