Amateur City vs Ceremony in Death: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Policewomen, Women detectives, Police, Fiction
Amateur City
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Tough and demanding LAPD Detective Kate Delafield is the leader of the investigation into a high-rise office building murder. The case is intriguing but routine—until Kate interviews the only witness, Ellen…
Ceremony in Death
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Fifth Eve Dallas Investigation In Death Even in an age of cutting-edge technology, old beliefs die hard... Death surrounded her. She faced it daily, dreamed of it nightly. Lived with it always. She knew its sounds,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Ceremony in Death highest: Ceremony in Death 4.4 · Amateur City 3.9.
- Amateur City is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Ceremony in Death.
- Ceremony in Death has the widest readership — 1164 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Amateur City | Ceremony in Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (3) | 3.8 (66) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | 4.5 (1164) |
Reception
| Amateur City | Ceremony in Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7 | 1164 |
| Editions | 9 | 26 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 49 | — |
| Pages | 204 | 329 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Amateur City or Ceremony in Death?
Ceremony in Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Ceremony in Death 4.4/5, Amateur City 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Amateur City or Ceremony in Death?
Amateur City is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Amateur City (204 pages, ≈ 3 h 47 m); Ceremony in Death (329 pages, ≈ 6 h 06 m).
Which is harder to read: Amateur City or Ceremony in Death?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Amateur City: Moderate; Ceremony in Death: Moderate.