The Big Sleep vs The Monkey's Raincoat: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Los angeles, California, Private investigators, Fiction
The Big Sleep
Philip Marlowe, a private eye who operates in Los Angeles's seamy underside during the 1930s, takes on his first case, which involves a paralyzed California millionaire, two psychotic daughters, blackmail, and murder
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The Monkey's Raincoat
When Los Angeles private detective Elvis Cole investigates the disappearance of Ellen Lang's husband and young son, he stumbles into a bizarre nightmare of high-level intrigue, missing drugs, and murder in Hollywood's…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Monkey's Raincoat has the widest readership — 1411 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Big Sleep | The Monkey's Raincoat | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.8 (400) | 3.8 (57) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (427) | 4.0 (1411) |
Reception
| The Big Sleep | The Monkey's Raincoat | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 427 | 1411 |
| Editions | 116 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Pages | 184 | 256 |