One for the Money vs Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Women detectives, Mystery & Detective, Private investigators, Mystery, Fiction
One for the Money
Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, home to wiseguys, average Joes, and Stephanie Plum, who sports a big attitude and even bigger money problems (since losing her job as a lingerie buyer for a department store). Stephanie…
1 film adaptation
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Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
In 1999 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency received two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations and was voted one of the ‘International Books of the Year and the Millennium' by the Times Literary Supplement. Tears of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- One for the Money has the widest readership — 2746 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| One for the Money | Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.8 (340) | 3.8 (64) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2746) | 4.5 (162) |
Reception
| One for the Money | Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2746 | 162 |
| Editions | 38 | 35 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 979 | — |
| Pages | 320 | 230 |