Mrs. McGinty's Dead vs Sad Cypress: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Poirot, Hercule Poirot, Private investigators, England, English literature, Mystery
Mrs. McGinty's Dead
Poirot, disillusioned by the "senseless cruel brutality" of modern crime, pays no attention to the sad case of Mrs McGinty, an old woman apparently struck dead by her lodger for thirty pounds that she kept under a…
1 film adaptation
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Sad Cypress
Cousins by marriage and lovers by inclination, Roddy and Elinor were the ideal match. He loathed any display of emotion, while she was composed at all times. Then they got an anonymous letter warning that their rich…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Sad Cypress has the widest readership — 49745 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Mrs. McGinty's Dead | Sad Cypress | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (41998) | 3.9 (49745) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (84) | 3.8 (132) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (169) | 4.5 (22) |
Reception
| Mrs. McGinty's Dead | Sad Cypress | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 41998 | 49745 |
| Editions | 89 | 86 |
| Citations | 4 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 21150 | 26299 |
| Reading it now | 1258 | 1472 |
| Written reviews | 2721 | 3672 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2901 | 3424 |
| Pages | 254 | 256 |