2nd Chance vs The 6th Target: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Women in the professions, Women's Murder Club, San Francisco, Female friendship, Women detectives, Thriller
2nd Chance
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A brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd of children leaving a San Francisco church. Miraculously-or was it intentionally?-only one person dies. Then an elderly black woman is hung. Police homicide inspector Lindsay…
The 6th Target
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When a horrifying attack leaves one of the four members of the Women's Murder Club struggling for her life, the others fight to keep a madman behind bars before anyone else is hurt. And Lindsay Boxer and her new partner…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- 2nd Chance has the widest readership — 127935 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| 2nd Chance | The 6th Target | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (127935) | 4.1 (78884) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (92) | 3.6 (55) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1046) | 4.5 (800) |
Reception
| 2nd Chance | The 6th Target | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 127935 | 78884 |
| Editions | 56 | 35 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 27763 | 19779 |
| Reading it now | 5544 | 3807 |
| Written reviews | 3828 | 2436 |
| Wikipedia attention | 159 | 192 |
| Pages | 390 | 376 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: 2nd Chance or The 6th Target?
2nd Chance has the higher combined reader rating across sources (2nd Chance 4.1/5, The 6th Target 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: 2nd Chance or The 6th Target?
The 6th Target is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The 6th Target (376 pages, ≈ 6 h 58 m); 2nd Chance (390 pages, ≈ 7 h 13 m).
Which is harder to read: 2nd Chance or The 6th Target?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — 2nd Chance: Moderate; The 6th Target: Challenging.