Nutcracker vs The Bloody Countess: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Murderers, Criminals, True Crime, Murder, Biography & Memoir, History

Cover of Nutcracker

Nutcracker Shana Alexander · 1985 ★★★★☆ 4.1 453 pages · ≈ 8 h 23 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Bloody Countess

The Bloody Countess Valentine Penrose · 1970 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Nutcracker higher: 4.1 vs 3.5 from 12262 votes.
The Bloody Countess is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Nutcracker.

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