Death Walks the Woods vs The Woman in Black: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Legal stories, England, Fiction
Death Walks the Woods
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Also published as That Yew Tree's Shade The archdruid's yew, Yew Hill, Markshire, had provided cover in its day for a variety of activities, but never before had it been shelter for murder. Then one day, in the calm of…
The Woman in Black
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"It was a Monday afternoon in November and already growing dark, not because of the lateness of the hour--it was barely three o'clock--but because of the fog, the thickest of London pea-soupers.' So begins Arthur Kipps'…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Woman in Black has the widest readership — 85506 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Death Walks the Woods | The Woman in Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (85506) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.6 (215) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (13) | 4.0 (288) |
Reception
| Death Walks the Woods | The Woman in Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 13 | 85506 |
| Editions | 10 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 39 | 3923 |
| Pages | 212 | 192 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Death Walks the Woods or The Woman in Black?
Death Walks the Woods has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Death Walks the Woods 3.9/5, The Woman in Black 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Death Walks the Woods or The Woman in Black?
The Woman in Black is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Woman in Black (192 pages, ≈ 3 h 33 m); Death Walks the Woods (212 pages, ≈ 3 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: Death Walks the Woods or The Woman in Black?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Death Walks the Woods: Moderate; The Woman in Black: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Death Walks the Woods: no film adaptation on record; The Woman in Black: 5 film adaptations.