Patrick Butler for the defense vs The Likeness: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Detective and mystery stories, Murder, Fiction
Patrick Butler for the defense
Patrick Butler for the Defence, first published in 1956, is a detective story by American writer John Dickson Carr, which features Carr's series detective Patrick Butler (who previously appeared in Below…
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The Likeness
In the follow-up to Tana French’s runaway bestseller In the Woods, itʼs six months later and Cassie Maddox has transferred out of the Dublin Murder Squad with no plans to go back—until an urgent telephone call summons…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Likeness highest: The Likeness 4.4 · Patrick Butler for the defense 3.4.
- Patrick Butler for the defense is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for The Likeness.
- The Likeness has the widest readership — 1443 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Patrick Butler for the defense | The Likeness | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (131) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (254) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (8) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (1443) |
Reception
| Patrick Butler for the defense | The Likeness | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 131 | 1443 |
| Editions | 12 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 2770 |
| Pages | 208 | 466 |