L'affaire Lerouge vs The House in Lordship Lane: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mystery, Fiction
L'affaire Lerouge
“ON Thursday, the 6th of March, 1862, two days after Shrove Tuesday, five women of the village of Jonchere presented themselves at the bureau of police at Bougival.”
Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.
vs
The House in Lordship Lane
Enter Bryan Devisher, over the side of the ketch in which Mordaunt was taking Mr. Julius Ricardo home to London on the summons of his old friend, Inspector Hanaud of the Paris Surete and the English ' idioms.' Exit,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The House in Lordship Lane is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for L'affaire Lerouge.
- L'affaire Lerouge has the widest readership — 635 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | The House in Lordship Lane | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | 3.6 (39) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | The House in Lordship Lane | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 39 |
| Editions | 148 | 56 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1038 | 44 |
| Reading it now | — | 8 |
| Written reviews | 106 | 4 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 41 |
| Pages | 478 | 246 |