Close vs Rizzo's daughter: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Gangsters, Criminals, Fiction
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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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"Brooklyn cop Joe Rizzo is ready to retire and spend the rest of his days with his wife, doting on their grown-up girls. But when his youngest daughter Carol decides to follow her dad onto the force, Joe decides to stay…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Close highest: Close 4.1 · Rizzo's daughter 3.8.
- Close has the widest readership — 3499 ratings behind its score.
- Close runs the darker storyline; Rizzo's daughter stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Close | Rizzo's daughter | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (3499) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.0 (1) |
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Reception
| Close | Rizzo's daughter | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3499 | 1 |
| Editions | 8 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 1152 | — |
| Reading it now | 221 | — |
| Written reviews | 127 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 545 | — |
| Pages | 512 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Close or Rizzo's daughter?
Close has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Close 4.1/5, Rizzo's daughter 3.8/5).
Which is harder to read: Close or Rizzo's daughter?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Close: Moderate; Rizzo's daughter: Moderate.