Master of the moor vs The House of Thunder: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Crimes against, Women, Thriller, Fiction
Master of the moor
Stephen Whalby loves to walk the moor. He considers it his, although he and his young wife Lyn are merely tenants in a flat nearby. But the senseless and frightening murder of a young woman invades Stephen's sense of…
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The House of Thunder
“When she woke, she thought she was blind.”
She woke up in a hospital room, barely able to remember her own name. She didn't know what terrible accident brought her there--or the four shadowy strangers who hovered in the darkened corridors. Yet step by step, she…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The House of Thunder has the widest readership — 23680 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Master of the moor | The House of Thunder | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1538) | 3.8 (23680) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.3 (30) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (4) |
Reception
| Master of the moor | The House of Thunder | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1538 | 23680 |
| Editions | 25 | 34 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 7298 |
| Reading it now | — | 2216 |
| Written reviews | — | 844 |
| Wikipedia attention | 217 | 289 |
| Pages | 239 | 342 |