A Desperate Place for Dying vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?
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A Desperate Place for Dying
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An old flame.A killer on the loose.A crazy cult on the rise.Nearly a year has passed since Garrison Gage became the reluctant guardian of a troubled teenage girl, but neither fatherhood nor the the intervening months…
The Color of Death
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From the number-one New York Times bestselling author and FOX News host Trey Gowdy comes a dark mystery debut about a murder in a small South Carolina town. Assistant DA Colm Truesdale must pick up the pieces of his own…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Color of Death highest: The Color of Death 4.5 · A Desperate Place for Dying 4.2.
- A Desperate Place for Dying has the widest readership — 1263 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| A Desperate Place for Dying | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (1263) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.2 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (294) | 4.5 (418) |
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Reception
| A Desperate Place for Dying | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1263 | 418 |
| Editions | — | 5 |
| Want to read | 325 | — |
| Reading it now | 540 | — |
| Written reviews | 64 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 213 |
| Pages | 306 | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Desperate Place for Dying or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, A Desperate Place for Dying 4.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Desperate Place for Dying or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Color of Death (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m); A Desperate Place for Dying (306 pages, ≈ 5 h 40 m).
Which is harder to read: A Desperate Place for Dying or The Color of Death?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Desperate Place for Dying: Moderate; The Color of Death: Moderate.