Dead Men Tell No Tales vs The Haunting of the Desks: Which Should You Read?
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Dead Men Tell No Tales
“Nothing is so easy as falling in love on a long sea voyage, except falling out of love.”
The classic story ties together themes of adventure and romance. Hornung's traditional writing style is incredibly descriptive and can be often relaxing to read. The story of Dead Men Tell No Tales doesn't rush but…
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The Haunting of the Desks
Sparks and Bainbridge of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau return in this short story from Allison Montclair as their expansion into a new office - and acquisition of a new desk - results in unexplainable phenomena that…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Haunting of the Desks highest: The Haunting of the Desks 4.1 · Dead Men Tell No Tales 3.2.
- Dead Men Tell No Tales has the widest readership — 157 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dead Men Tell No Tales | The Haunting of the Desks | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.1 (157) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (16) |
Reception
| Dead Men Tell No Tales | The Haunting of the Desks | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 157 | 16 |
| Editions | 128 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 151 | — |
| Reading it now | 18 | — |
| Written reviews | 26 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 109 | — |
| Pages | 217 | — |