L'affaire Lerouge vs Who Cries for the Lost: Which Should You Read?

Cover of L'affaire Lerouge L'affaire Lerouge Émile Gaboriau · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 478 pages · ≈ 8 h 51 m · Challenging
“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.”
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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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Cover of Who Cries for the Lost Who Cries for the Lost C. S. Harris · 2023 ★★★★☆ 4.4 Moderate
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Sebastian St. Cyr must confront a savage killer and save his closest friend from the hangman’s noose in this heart-pounding new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of When Blood Lies.June 1815. The…

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The verdict

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How to choose

Scores by source

L'affaire LerougeWho Cries for the Lost
Goodreads 3.8 (635) —
Hardcover — 3.9 (9)
Apple Books — 4.5 (184)
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Reception

L'affaire LerougeWho Cries for the Lost
Ratings 635 184
Editions 148 3
Want to read 1038 —
Written reviews 106 —
Pages 478 —
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: L'affaire Lerouge or Who Cries for the Lost?

Who Cries for the Lost has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Who Cries for the Lost 4.4/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).

Which is harder to read: L'affaire Lerouge or Who Cries for the Lost?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging; Who Cries for the Lost: Moderate.

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