Behold, Here's Poison vs The Unfinished Clue: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: 1930s, Contemporary, Police, England, Thriller, Mystery
Behold, Here's Poison
Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway #2 When Gregory Matthews, patriarch of the Poplars, is found dead one morning, imperious Aunt Harriet blames it on the roast duck he ate for supper. After all, she had warned him about…
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The Unfinished Clue
It should have been a lovely English country-house weekend. But the unfortunate guest-list is enough to exasperate a saint, and irascible General Sir Arthur Billington-Smith was nobody's idea of the perfect host. In…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Unfinished Clue has the widest readership — 5712 ratings behind its score.
- Behold, Here's Poison runs the darker storyline; The Unfinished Clue stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Behold, Here's Poison | The Unfinished Clue | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (5712) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (16) | 3.6 (14) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (23) | 4.5 (37) |
Reception
| Behold, Here's Poison | The Unfinished Clue | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 23 | 5712 |
| Editions | 36 | 31 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 2919 |
| Reading it now | — | 257 |
| Written reviews | — | 512 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3147 | 3147 |
| Pages | 304 | 246 |