Closing Time vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?
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Closing Time
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The next pulse-pounding Michael Gannon thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of James Patterson's Michael Bennett series It's springtime in Key West, and Michael Gannon is busy supporting his son’s…
The Color of Death
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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 · Closing Time 4.0.
- The Color of Death has the widest readership — 418 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Closing Time | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.2 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (164) | 4.5 (418) |
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Reception
| Closing Time | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 164 | 418 |
| Editions | 2 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 122 | 213 |
| Pages | 368 | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Closing Time or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, Closing Time 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Closing Time or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Color of Death (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m); Closing Time (368 pages, ≈ 6 h 49 m).
Which is harder to read: Closing Time or The Color of Death?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Closing Time: Moderate; The Color of Death: Moderate.