Post-mortem vs Who Buries the Dead: 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…
Who Buries the Dead
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Investigating the brutal murder of a socially ambitious plantation owner in early 19th-century London, Sebastian St. Cyr discovers a link between the case and the 17th-century beheading of King Charles. "London, 1813.…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Who Buries the Dead highest: Who Buries the Dead 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 | Who Buries the Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (1920) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (15) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (14) | 4.5 (273) |
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Reception
| Post-mortem | Who Buries the Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1920 | 273 |
| Editions | 6 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 182 | — |
| Reading it now | 75 | — |
| Written reviews | 16 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 17655 | — |
| Pages | 276 | 356 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Post-mortem or Who Buries the Dead?
Who Buries the Dead has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Who Buries the Dead 4.4/5, Post-mortem 3.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: Post-mortem or Who Buries the Dead?
Post-mortem is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Post-mortem (276 pages, ≈ 5 h 07 m); Who Buries the Dead (356 pages, ≈ 6 h 36 m).
Which is harder to read: Post-mortem or Who Buries the Dead?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Post-mortem: Moderate; Who Buries the Dead: Moderate.