A Particular Eye for Villainy vs The house behind the cedars: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Social conditions, History, Fiction
A Particular Eye for Villainy
From "an accomplished veteran" of crime fiction, a Victorian murder mystery featuring a female sleuth and her detective husband (Kirkus Reviews).When Mr. Thomas Tapley is found bludgeoned to death in his sitting room,…
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The house behind the cedars
"The House Behind the Cedars tells of John and Lena Walden, mulatto siblings who pass for white in the postbellum American South. The drama that unfolds as they travel between black and white worlds constitutes a…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The house behind the cedars is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for A Particular Eye for Villainy.
- The house behind the cedars has the widest readership — 1472 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Particular Eye for Villainy | The house behind the cedars | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (1472) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | 4.5 (14) |
Reception
| A Particular Eye for Villainy | The house behind the cedars | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7 | 1472 |
| Editions | 3 | 105 |
| Want to read | — | 1924 |
| Written reviews | — | 160 |
| Pages | 373 | 194 |