Close vs Mafia son: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Gangsters, Criminals, Crime
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Don't miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. She'll do whatever it takes to keep them together... Hard-hitting and uncompromising, CLOSE by the 'undisputed queen of crime writing'…
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In this dark, jagged true crime thriller, wily mob head Gregory Scarpa Sr. (alias the "Grim Reaper") secretly steals and kills under FBI protection for decades. When faced with arrest for his own crimes, he betrays his…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Close highest: Close 4.1 · Mafia son 3.8.
- Mafia son is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 9 for Close.
- Close has the widest readership — 3499 ratings behind its score.
- Close runs the darker storyline; Mafia son stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Close | Mafia son | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (3499) | — |
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Reception
| Close | Mafia son | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3499 | 1 |
| Editions | 8 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 1152 | — |
| Reading it now | 221 | — |
| Written reviews | 127 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 545 | — |
| Pages | 512 | 301 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Close or Mafia son?
Close has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Close 4.1/5, Mafia son 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Close or Mafia son?
Mafia son is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Mafia son (301 pages, ≈ 5 h 34 m); Close (512 pages, ≈ 9 h 29 m).
Which is harder to read: Close or Mafia son?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Close: Moderate; Mafia son: Moderate.