L'affaire Lerouge vs The Inklings Detective Agency: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mystery
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.
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The Inklings Detective Agency
J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Agatha Christie, and other literary legends join forces to unravel a deadly conspiracy in this gripping mystery that sweeps from the halls of Oxford to the streets of London and the shores…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Inklings Detective Agency is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for L'affaire Lerouge.
- L'affaire Lerouge has the widest readership — 635 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | The Inklings Detective Agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 2.7 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (8) |
Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | The Inklings Detective Agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 8 |
| Editions | 148 | — |
| Want to read | 1038 | — |
| Written reviews | 106 | — |
| Pages | 478 | 353 |