Book of the Dead vs The Scarpetta Factor: Which Should You Read?
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Book of the Dead
From America's #1 bestselling crime writer comes the extraordinary new Dr. Kay Scarpetta novel.The "Book of the Dead" is the morgue log, the ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. For Kay Scarpetta, however, it…
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The Scarpetta Factor
It is the week before Christmas. A tanking economy has prompted Dr. Kay Scarpetta – despite her busy schedule and her continuing work as the senior forensic analyst for CNN – to offer her services pro bono to New York…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Scarpetta Factor has the widest readership — 29934 ratings behind its score.
- The Scarpetta Factor runs the darker storyline; Book of the Dead stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Book of the Dead | The Scarpetta Factor | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (29934) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (26) | 3.4 (25) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (404) | 4.0 (548) |
Reception
| Book of the Dead | The Scarpetta Factor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 404 | 29934 |
| Editions | 35 | 29 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 13813 |
| Reading it now | — | 2005 |
| Written reviews | — | 1648 |
| Wikipedia attention | 371 | — |
| Pages | 416 | 495 |