The A.B.C. Murders vs The Night Before Christmas: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
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…
1 film adaptation
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Night Before Christmas highest: The Night Before Christmas 4.4 · The A.B.C. Murders 4.0.
- The Night Before Christmas is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for The A.B.C. Murders.
- The A.B.C. Murders has the widest readership — 213357 ratings behind its score.
- The Night Before Christmas runs the darker storyline; The A.B.C. Murders stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Night Before Christmas
≈ 1h vs 5h for The A.B.C. Murders
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Night Before Christmas
4.4 vs 4.0 from readers
New to the genre?
The Night Before Christmas
Moderate vs Challenging for The A.B.C. Murders
In the mood for something dark?
The Night Before Christmas
a darker storyline than The A.B.C. Murders
Want something lighter?
The A.B.C. Murders
an easier tone than The Night Before Christmas
Scores by source
| The A.B.C. Murders | The Night Before Christmas | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (213357) | 4.4 (128989) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.4 (76) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | 4.5 (8) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (401) |
Reception
| The A.B.C. Murders | The Night Before Christmas | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 213357 | 128989 |
| Editions | 142 | 389 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 106266 | 38644 |
| Reading it now | 6947 | 2414 |
| Written reviews | 14392 | 3223 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7792 | 168 |
| Pages | 272 | 32 |