Cape Fear vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?
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Cape Fear
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this masterwork of suspense from “a mesmerizing storyteller” (Stephen King), a mild-mannered family is tormented by an obsessed criminal—and decides to take matters into their own…
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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 · Cape Fear 3.9.
- The Color of Death has the widest readership — 418 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Cape Fear | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.7 (16) | 3.2 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (82) | 4.5 (418) |
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Reception
| Cape Fear | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 82 | 418 |
| Editions | — | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2296 | 213 |
| Pages | — | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Cape Fear or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, Cape Fear 3.9/5).