Bats Fly at Dusk vs Portrait of an Unknown Woman: Which Should You Read?
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Bats Fly at Dusk
Cool & Lam Mystery #7 (1942) Donald is temporarily on the lam from Cool & Lam, having joined the Navy to fight a world war, but it's Bertha who's all at sea, regularly blowing her cool, chasing elusive cash cows on…
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Portrait of an Unknown Woman
Portrait of an Unknown Woman is the twenty second novel by Daniel Silva. It was released on July 19, 2022, and as with others in Silvas Allon series is a ''New York Times'' bestseller.
The verdict
- Readers rate Portrait of an Unknown Woman highest: Portrait of an Unknown Woman 4.2 · Bats Fly at Dusk 3.9.
- Bats Fly at Dusk is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Portrait of an Unknown Woman.
- Portrait of an Unknown Woman has the widest readership — 34657 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Bats Fly at Dusk | Portrait of an Unknown Woman | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (34657) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.1 (30) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (18) | 4.0 (3397) |
Reception
| Bats Fly at Dusk | Portrait of an Unknown Woman | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18 | 34657 |
| Editions | 10 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 14806 |
| Pages | 191 | 448 |