Death in Holy Orders vs Original Sin: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adam Dalgliesh, Dalgliesh, Police, England, English literature, Mystery
Death in Holy Orders
From Amazon.com: From the award-winning master of literary crime fiction, a classic work rich in tense drama and psychological insight. On the East Anglian seacoast, a small theological college hangs precariously on an…
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Original Sin
From Amazon.com: Adam Dalgliesh takes on a baffling murder in the rarefied world of London book publishing in this masterful mystery from one of our finest novelists. Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team are…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Death in Holy Orders is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 11 for Original Sin.
- Death in Holy Orders has the widest readership — 18182 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Death in Holy Orders | Original Sin | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (18182) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (17) | 4.0 (12) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (236) | 4.0 (110) |
Reception
| Death in Holy Orders | Original Sin | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18182 | 110 |
| Editions | 45 | 39 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4267 | — |
| Reading it now | 1182 | — |
| Written reviews | 1019 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2445 | 573 |
| Pages | 438 | 631 |