A Deadly Shade of Gold vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?

Cover of A Deadly Shade of Gold A Deadly Shade of Gold John D. MacDonald & Lee Child ★★★★☆ 4.0 Unknown

“John D. MacDonald was the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.”—Stephen King With an Introduction by Lee Child When Travis McGee picks up the phone and hears a voice from his past, he can’t help…

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Cover of The Color of Death The Color of Death Trey Gowdy & Christopher Greyson · 2025 ★★★★☆ 4.5 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Moderate

Bruce Alexander Cook (1932 – November 9, 2003) was an American journalist and author who also wrote under the pseudonym Bruce Alexander, creating historical novels about a blind 18th-century Englishman and also a…

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How to choose

Scores by source

A Deadly Shade of GoldThe Color of Death
Hardcover 4.0 (16) 3.2 (2)
Apple Books 4.0 (282) 4.5 (418)

Reception

A Deadly Shade of GoldThe Color of Death
Ratings 282 418
Editions — 5
Pages — 288

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