The Beetle. A Mystery vs The Key to Rebecca: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Beetle. A Mystery The Beetle. A Mystery Richard Marsh · 1897 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 364 pages · ≈ 6 h 44 m · Challenging

The Beetle, written in 1897 by British author Richard Marsh, is a classic gothic horror story set in Victorian London. The book follows the characters of Paul Lessingham, Robert Holt, Sydney Atherton, Marjorie Lindon…

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Cover of The Key to Rebecca The Key to Rebecca Ken Follett · 1980 ★★★★☆ 4.0 341 pages · ≈ 6 h 19 m · Moderate
“THE LAST CAMEL COLLAPSED AT NOON.”

Roman over een Duitse spionageoperatie tijdens de oorlog in de Noordafrikaanse woestijn in 1942.

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How to choose

Scores by source

The Beetle. A MysteryThe Key to Rebecca
Goodreads 3.5 (4302) —
Hardcover — 3.7 (57)
Google Books — 4.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.0 (17) 4.0 (1192)

Reception

The Beetle. A MysteryThe Key to Rebecca
Ratings 4302 1192
Editions 211 45
Citations — 3
Film adaptations — 1
Wikipedia attention — 1676
Pages 364 341

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