A Murder is Announced vs The A.B.C. Murders: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Agatha Christie, Series, Detective, Classic, British, Thriller
A Murder is Announced
The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which read: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little…
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The A.B.C. Murders
There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way though the alphabet. There seems little chance of the murderer being caught - until her makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The A.B.C. Murders has the widest readership — 213357 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Murder is Announced | The A.B.C. Murders | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (90291) | 4.0 (213357) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (184) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (47) | — |
Reception
| A Murder is Announced | The A.B.C. Murders | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 90291 | 213357 |
| Editions | 127 | 142 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 44295 | 106266 |
| Pages | 288 | 272 |