Nemesis vs Sleeping Murder: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Marple, Jane Marple, English Detective and mystery stories, Women detectives, England, English literature
Nemesis
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E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Nemesis;2) "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.Even the unflappable Miss Marple is…
Sleeping Murder
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"Let sleeping murder lie": this is the proverb (a variation on "Let sleeping dogs lie") which is not obeyed by twenty-one-year-old New Zealander Gwenda Reed, who has recently married and now comes to England to settle…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Sleeping Murder has the widest readership — 55331 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Nemesis | Sleeping Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (47047) | 4.0 (55331) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (92) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (168) | 4.5 (240) |
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Reception
| Nemesis | Sleeping Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 47047 | 55331 |
| Editions | 103 | 117 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 20640 | 25552 |
| Reading it now | 1648 | 2181 |
| Written reviews | 3250 | 3870 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4302 | 5633 |
| Pages | 194 | 256 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Nemesis or Sleeping Murder?
Sleeping Murder has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Sleeping Murder 4.0/5, Nemesis 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Nemesis or Sleeping Murder?
Nemesis is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Nemesis (194 pages, ≈ 3 h 36 m); Sleeping Murder (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m).
Which is harder to read: Nemesis or Sleeping Murder?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Nemesis: Moderate; Sleeping Murder: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Nemesis: no film adaptation on record; Sleeping Murder: 1 film adaptation.