Murder on a Midnight Clear vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
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Murder on a Midnight Clear
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A snowbound country mansion, a missing butler, and a Christmas case . . . Olive and Jasper have never been closer—except in one area. Jasper is still reticent about his frequent disappearances from polite society.…
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 on a Midnight Clear highest: Murder on a Midnight Clear 4.4 · The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9.
- Murder on a Midnight Clear has the widest readership — 358 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Murder on a Midnight Clear | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (358) | 4.5 (13) |
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Reception
| Murder on a Midnight Clear | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 358 | 180 |
| Editions | 2 | 115 |
| Want to read | — | 102 |
| Reading it now | — | 28 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Pages | 281 | 195 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Murder on a Midnight Clear or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Murder on a Midnight Clear has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Murder on a Midnight Clear 4.4/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Murder on a Midnight Clear 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 on a Midnight Clear (281 pages, ≈ 5 h 12 m).
Which is harder to read: Murder on a Midnight Clear or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Murder on a Midnight Clear: Moderate; The Talleyrand Maxim: Challenging.