3rd Degree 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
3rd Degree
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The #1 bestselling new mystery series of the past decade comes roaring back with 3rd Degree, a shockingly suspenseful thriller featuring the Women's Murder Club. One of James Patterson's best loved heroines is about to…
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
- Readers rate 3rd Degree highest: 3rd Degree 4.4 · The 6th Target 4.1.
- The 6th Target has the widest readership — 78884 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| 3rd Degree | The 6th Target | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (78884) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (72) | 3.6 (55) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (5) | 4.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (894) | 4.5 (800) |
Reception
| 3rd Degree | The 6th Target | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 894 | 78884 |
| Editions | 34 | 35 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 19779 |
| Reading it now | — | 3807 |
| Written reviews | — | 2436 |
| Wikipedia attention | 338 | 192 |
| Pages | 356 | 376 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: 3rd Degree or The 6th Target?
3rd Degree has the higher combined reader rating across sources (3rd Degree 4.4/5, The 6th Target 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: 3rd Degree or The 6th Target?
3rd Degree is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: 3rd Degree (356 pages, ≈ 6 h 36 m); The 6th Target (376 pages, ≈ 6 h 58 m).
Which is harder to read: 3rd Degree or The 6th Target?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — 3rd Degree: Moderate; The 6th Target: Challenging.