Murder on Black Swan Lane vs What Remains of Heaven: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Clergy, Crimes against, London, Investigation, Murder, History
Murder on Black Swan Lane
The Earl of Wrexford possesses a brilliant scientific mind, but boredom and pride lead him to reckless behavior. He does not suffer fools gladly. So when pompous, pious Reverend Josiah Holworthy publicly condemns him…
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What Remains of Heaven
Fifth in the "fast-moving"(Publishers Weekly, starred review) British-set historical mystery series starring "a charismatic hero."(Kirkus Reviews starred review)Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is asked by the…
The verdict
- Readers rate What Remains of Heaven highest: What Remains of Heaven 4.4 · Murder on Black Swan Lane 4.0.
- Murder on Black Swan Lane has the widest readership — 17346 ratings behind its score.
- Murder on Black Swan Lane runs the darker storyline; What Remains of Heaven stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Murder on Black Swan Lane | What Remains of Heaven | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (17346) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (34) | 3.7 (15) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (277) | 4.5 (257) |
Reception
| Murder on Black Swan Lane | What Remains of Heaven | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 17346 | 257 |
| Editions | 6 | 2 |
| Want to read | 16127 | — |
| Reading it now | 4371 | — |
| Written reviews | 1698 | — |
| Pages | 355 | — |