Buried evidence vs Mitigating Circumstances: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Public prosecutors, Women lawyers, California, Legal stories, Mystery, Fiction
Buried evidence
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As a dedicated district attorney, Lily Forrester presents the perfect image of a defender of justice. Only she knows the dark secret of what happened six years ago, when a desperate crisis drove her to step outside the…
Mitigating Circumstances
“Inside the windowless courtroom, a man awaited sentencing for murder.”
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D.A. Lily Forrester finds herself trapped in a nightmare of violence when her teenaged daughter is raped and she tries to seek revenge, only to be faced with an endless barrage of personal and professional obstacles.
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate Mitigating Circumstances highest: Mitigating Circumstances 4.2 · Buried evidence 3.7.
- Buried evidence has the widest readership — 758 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Buried evidence | Mitigating Circumstances | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (758) | 4.4 (41) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (5) | — |
Reception
| Buried evidence | Mitigating Circumstances | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 758 | 41 |
| Editions | 12 | 8 |
| Want to read | 396 | — |
| Reading it now | 29 | — |
| Written reviews | 40 | — |
| Pages | 327 | 362 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Buried evidence or Mitigating Circumstances?
Mitigating Circumstances has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Mitigating Circumstances 4.2/5, Buried evidence 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Buried evidence or Mitigating Circumstances?
Buried evidence is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Buried evidence (327 pages, ≈ 6 h 03 m); Mitigating Circumstances (362 pages, ≈ 6 h 42 m).
Which is harder to read: Buried evidence or Mitigating Circumstances?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Buried evidence: Moderate; Mitigating Circumstances: Moderate.