Post-mortem vs Where Shadows Dance: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Enquêtes, Meurtre, Investigation, Murder
Post-mortem
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A jogger is running near the perimeter of the African Lion Safari theme park in southern Ontario when he stumbles across a near- mummified skeleton in a field. The skeletal remains are studied at the Hamilton morgue by…
Where Shadows Dance
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Sebastian St. Cyr finds himself in the realm of international intrigue when he investigates the murder of a foreign office diplomat--a murder his reluctant bride-to-be, Hero Jarvis, knows something about. Set in Regency…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Where Shadows Dance highest: Where Shadows Dance 4.4 · Post-mortem 3.3.
- Post-mortem has the widest readership — 1920 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Post-mortem | Where Shadows Dance | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (1920) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.9 (16) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (14) | 4.5 (299) |
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Reception
| Post-mortem | Where Shadows Dance | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1920 | 299 |
| Editions | 6 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 182 | — |
| Reading it now | 75 | — |
| Written reviews | 16 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 17655 | — |
| Pages | 276 | 342 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Post-mortem or Where Shadows Dance?
Where Shadows Dance has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Where Shadows Dance 4.4/5, Post-mortem 3.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: Post-mortem or Where Shadows Dance?
Post-mortem is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Post-mortem (276 pages, ≈ 5 h 07 m); Where Shadows Dance (342 pages, ≈ 6 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: Post-mortem or Where Shadows Dance?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Post-mortem: Moderate; Where Shadows Dance: Moderate.