L'affaire Lerouge vs Murder Under A Black Moon: Which Should You Read?
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L'affaire Lerouge
“ON Thursday, the 6th of March, 1862, two days after Shrove Tuesday, five women of the village of Jonchere presented themselves at the bureau of police at Bougival.”
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Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.
Murder Under A Black Moon
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Mona is the American Phyrne Fisher! Mona Moon and her new husband, Robert Farley, Duke of Brynelleth are about to board an ocean liner to Merry Old England for their honeymoon when Mona receives an urgent telegram from…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Murder Under A Black Moon highest: Murder Under A Black Moon 4.1 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
- Murder Under A Black Moon is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for L'affaire Lerouge.
- L'affaire Lerouge has the widest readership — 635 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | Murder Under A Black Moon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | — |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (15) |
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Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | Murder Under A Black Moon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 15 |
| Editions | 148 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1038 | — |
| Written reviews | 106 | — |
| Pages | 478 | 264 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: L'affaire Lerouge or Murder Under A Black Moon?
Murder Under A Black Moon has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Murder Under A Black Moon 4.1/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: L'affaire Lerouge or Murder Under A Black Moon?
Murder Under A Black Moon is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Murder Under A Black Moon (264 pages, ≈ 4 h 53 m); L'affaire Lerouge (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: L'affaire Lerouge or Murder Under A Black Moon?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging; Murder Under A Black Moon: Moderate.