Murder in the Mews vs Poirot's Early Cases: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Poirot, Hercule Poirot, English Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, Mystery, Fiction
Murder in the Mews
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…
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Poirot's Early Cases
With his career still in its formative years, we learn many things about how Poirot came to exercise those famous "grey cells" so well. Fourteen of the eighteen stories collected herein are narrated by Captain Arthur…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Murder in the Mews has the widest readership — 29889 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Murder in the Mews | Poirot's Early Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (29889) | 3.9 (17165) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.6 (39) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (48) | 4.5 (56) |
Reception
| Murder in the Mews | Poirot's Early Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 29889 | 17165 |
| Editions | 34 | 63 |
| Citations | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 19438 | 15513 |
| Reading it now | 944 | 1538 |
| Written reviews | 1926 | 1029 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3627 | 8128 |
| Pages | 222 | 304 |