Aftermath vs Chasing the Devil: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Serial murder investigation, Serial murderers, Serial murders, Police
Aftermath
“Maggie Forrest wasn't sleeping well, so it didn't surprise her when the voices woke her shortly before four o'clock one morning in early May, even though she had made sure before she went to bed that all the windows in the house were shut fast.”
Number 35 The Hill is a house in an ordinary street, owned by an apparently ordinary young couple. When constables Janet Taylorand Dennis Morrisey are sent to the house following a report ofa disturbance, they stumble…
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Chasing the Devil
The riveting personal account of one sheriffs epic hunt for America's most heinous serial killer. For eight years, Sheriff David Reichert devoted days and nights to capturing the Green River Killer--the most notorious…
The verdict
- Readers rate Aftermath highest: Aftermath 4.1 · Chasing the Devil 3.7.
- Chasing the Devil is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Aftermath.
- Aftermath has the widest readership — 10328 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Aftermath | Chasing the Devil | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (10328) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (4) | 3.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (152) | — |
Reception
| Aftermath | Chasing the Devil | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10328 | 3 |
| Editions | 32 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2941 | — |
| Reading it now | 973 | — |
| Written reviews | 497 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 196 | 41 |
| Pages | 464 | 320 |