Cop Town vs Fallen: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Cop Town Cop Town Karin Slaughter · 2012 ★★★★☆ 3.9 416 pages · ≈ 7 h 42 m · Challenging

"In 1974, the Atlanta Police Department is investigating a serial cop killer hardly welcomes women, so they partner Kate and Maggie to isolate them from the action. But the move will backfire, putting them right at the…

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Cover of Fallen Fallen Karin Slaughter · 2011 ★★★★☆ 4.5 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate

Georgia Bureau of Investigations Detective Faith Mitchell, her partner Will Trent, and trauma doctor Sara Linton join forces to find Faith's mother, missing after a deadly hostage situation that leaves Faith a murder…

The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Cop TownFallen
Goodreads 3.9 (48657) —
Hardcover 3.9 (35) 4.1 (68)
Apple Books 4.0 (769) 4.5 (1581)

Reception

Cop TownFallen
Ratings 48657 1581
Editions 13 14
Film adaptations — 1
Pages 416 400

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