The Bone Garden vs The Mephisto Club: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Medical examiners, Boston, Serial murders, Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
The Bone Garden
Unknown bones, untold secrets, and unsolved crimes from the distant past cast ominous shadows on the present in the dazzling new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.Present day: Julia Hamill…
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The Mephisto Club
The Latin word is scrawled in blood at the scene of a young woman’s brutal murder: I HAVE SINNED. It’s a chilling Christmas greeting for Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli, who swiftly link…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Bone Garden highest: The Bone Garden 4.4 · The Mephisto Club 3.9.
- The Mephisto Club is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 9 for The Bone Garden.
- The Mephisto Club has the widest readership — 292 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Bone Garden | The Mephisto Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.9 (32) | 3.8 (64) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (271) | 4.0 (292) |
Reception
| The Bone Garden | The Mephisto Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 271 | 292 |
| Editions | 11 | 25 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Pages | 528 | 379 |