Bones Are Forever vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?
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Bones Are Forever
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Kathy Reichs, #1 New York Times bestselling author and producer of the Fox hit series Bones, is at her brilliant best in a riveting novel featuring forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan—a story of infanticide, murder,…
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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 · Bones Are Forever 3.9.
- Bones Are Forever has the widest readership — 25073 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Bones Are Forever | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (25073) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (34) | 3.2 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (375) | 4.5 (418) |
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Reception
| Bones Are Forever | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 25073 | 418 |
| Editions | 2 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 14219 | — |
| Reading it now | 1133 | — |
| Written reviews | 1610 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 71 | 213 |
| Pages | — | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Bones Are Forever or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, Bones Are Forever 3.9/5).