Compound Murder A Dan Rhodes Mystery vs Shooting Crows At Dawn: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Texas, Police Procedural, Crime, Murder
Compound Murder A Dan Rhodes Mystery
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"In Compound Murder, award-winning Bill Crider invites mystery fans on a new adventure with Texas Sheriff Dan Rhodes. Before classes start one morning, the body of English instructor Earl Wellington is found outside the…
Shooting Crows At Dawn
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Crime Novel -- rural Texas sheriff pursues three escaped killers while facing a re-election campaign he will likely lose.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Shooting Crows At Dawn has the widest readership — 5 ratings behind its score.
- Shooting Crows At Dawn runs the darker storyline; Compound Murder A Dan Rhodes Mystery stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Compound Murder A Dan Rhodes Mystery | Shooting Crows At Dawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (5) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| Compound Murder A Dan Rhodes Mystery | Shooting Crows At Dawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 5 |
| Editions | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 4 |
| Written reviews | — | 2 |
| Pages | 262 | 349 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Compound Murder A Dan Rhodes Mystery or Shooting Crows At Dawn?
Shooting Crows At Dawn has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Shooting Crows At Dawn 3.9/5, Compound Murder A Dan Rhodes Mystery 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Compound Murder A Dan Rhodes Mystery or Shooting Crows At Dawn?
Compound Murder A Dan Rhodes Mystery is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Compound Murder A Dan Rhodes Mystery (262 pages, ≈ 4 h 51 m); Shooting Crows At Dawn (349 pages, ≈ 6 h 28 m).
Which is harder to read: Compound Murder A Dan Rhodes Mystery or Shooting Crows At Dawn?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Compound Murder A Dan Rhodes Mystery: Moderate; Shooting Crows At Dawn: Moderate.