Parker Pyne Investigates vs Triple: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Middle east, English literature, 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…
vs
Triple
“The public-address system at Cairo airport made a noise like a doorbell, and then the arrival of the Alitalia flight from Milan was announced in Arabic, Italian, French and English.”
It was never determined what had actually happened to the 200 tons of uranium,” but three countries know the truth. Three young men met decades ago and now world events have cast them as adversaries. Nat, Israel’s hero,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Parker Pyne Investigates is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Triple.
- Parker Pyne Investigates has the widest readership — 22061 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Parker Pyne Investigates | Triple | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (22061) | 4.0 (22032) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (6) | 4.0 (402) |
Reception
| Parker Pyne Investigates | Triple | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 22061 | 22032 |
| Editions | 69 | 68 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 17420 | 7407 |
| Reading it now | 609 | 3911 |
| Written reviews | 1431 | 800 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1319 | 623 |
| Pages | 212 | 470 |