Parker Pyne Investigates vs The Seven Dials Mystery: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, England, English literature, Mystery, Fiction
Parker Pyne Investigates
A collection of short stories featuring the ‘heart specialist’, Parker Pyne. Mrs Packington felt alone, helpless and utterly forlorn. But her life changed when she stumbled upon an advertisement in The Times which…
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The Seven Dials Mystery
Brings back several characters from an earlier novel, The Secret of Chimneys, in a story that can best be described as a John Buchan thriller told by P.G. Wodehouse.…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Seven Dials Mystery has the widest readership — 45881 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Parker Pyne Investigates | The Seven Dials Mystery | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (22061) | 3.8 (45881) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.7 (89) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (6) | 4.5 (56) |
Reception
| Parker Pyne Investigates | The Seven Dials Mystery | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 22061 | 45881 |
| Editions | 69 | 91 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 17420 | 24280 |
| Reading it now | 609 | 3143 |
| Written reviews | 1431 | 4471 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1319 | 22317 |
| Pages | 212 | 193 |