Choppy Water vs Dark Harbor: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Maine, Barrington, Private investigators, Fiction
Choppy Water
In this exhilarating new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington must go up against an enemy with deadly intentions--and ideologies.Stone Barrington and his friends are…
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Dark Harbor
In Stuart Woods's perfect mix of sexy intrigue and swift suspense, Stone Barrington investigates the suicide of a CIA officer-his cousin.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Dark Harbor is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Choppy Water.
- Dark Harbor has the widest readership — 10511 ratings behind its score.
- Dark Harbor runs the darker storyline; Choppy Water stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Choppy Water | Dark Harbor | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (10511) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (4) | 4.1 (7) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (1052) | 4.0 (493) |
Reception
| Choppy Water | Dark Harbor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1052 | 10511 |
| Editions | 3 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1983 |
| Reading it now | — | 816 |
| Written reviews | — | 413 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1777 |
| Pages | 418 | 294 |