Peril at End House vs The Secret of Chimneys: Which Should You Read?
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Peril at End House
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Hercule Poirot is vacationing on the Cornish coast when he meets Nick Buckley. Nick is the young and reckless mistress of End House, an imposing structure perched on the rocky cliffs of St. Loo. Poirot quickly takes a…
The Secret of Chimneys
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A bit of adventure and quick cash is all that good-natured drifter Anthony Cade is looking for when he accepts a messenger job from an old friend. It sounds so simple: deliver the provocative memoirs of a recently…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Peril at End House has the widest readership — 87661 ratings behind its score.
- Peril at End House runs the darker storyline; The Secret of Chimneys stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Peril at End House | The Secret of Chimneys | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (87661) | 3.8 (37369) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (224) | 3.6 (81) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (240) | 4.5 (130) |
Reception
| Peril at End House | The Secret of Chimneys | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 87661 | 37369 |
| Editions | 111 | 121 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 42034 | 20448 |
| Reading it now | 2744 | 4283 |
| Written reviews | 6533 | 3222 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4533 | 6859 |
| Pages | 279 | 226 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Peril at End House or The Secret of Chimneys?
Peril at End House has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Peril at End House 4.0/5, The Secret of Chimneys 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Peril at End House or The Secret of Chimneys?
The Secret of Chimneys is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Secret of Chimneys (226 pages, ≈ 4 h 11 m); Peril at End House (279 pages, ≈ 5 h 10 m).
Which is harder to read: Peril at End House or The Secret of Chimneys?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Peril at End House: Challenging; The Secret of Chimneys: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Peril at End House: 1 film adaptation; The Secret of Chimneys: no film adaptation on record.