Amateur City vs Stalking the Angel: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Los angeles, California, 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…
Stalking the Angel
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Meet Elvis Cole, L.A. private eye . . . he quotes Jiminy Cricket and carries a .38. He’s a literate, wisecreacking Vietnam vet who is determined never to grow up. The blonde who walked into Cole’s office was the…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Stalking the Angel has the widest readership — 975 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Amateur City | Stalking the Angel | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (3) | 3.8 (36) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | 4.0 (975) |
Reception
| Amateur City | Stalking the Angel | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7 | 975 |
| Editions | 9 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 49 | 127 |
| Pages | 204 | 256 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Amateur City or Stalking the Angel?
Stalking the Angel has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Stalking the Angel 4.0/5, Amateur City 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Amateur City or Stalking the Angel?
Amateur City is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Amateur City (204 pages, ≈ 3 h 47 m); Stalking the Angel (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m).
Which is harder to read: Amateur City or Stalking the Angel?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Amateur City: Moderate; Stalking the Angel: Moderate.