Broken Harbor vs The Redbreast: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Police, Investigation, Murder, Fiction
Broken Harbor
The mesmerizing fourth novel of the Dublin murder squad by New York Times bestselling author Tana French Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy, the brash cop from Tana French’s bestselling Faithful Place, plays by the book and plays…
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The Redbreast
Don’t Miss the Netflix series Detective Hole, based on Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole series, premiering March 26, 2026!“An elegant and complex thriller….Harrowingly beautiful.” —New York Times Book Review“The Redbreast…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Redbreast highest: The Redbreast 4.5 · Broken Harbor 4.0.
- Broken Harbor has the widest readership — 1250 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Broken Harbor | The Redbreast | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.0 (155) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (1250) | 4.5 (601) |
Reception
| Broken Harbor | The Redbreast | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1250 | 601 |
| Editions | 6 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1677 |
| Pages | 450 | 448 |