Crossroad Blues vs The Chef: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: New orleans, Mystery & Detective, Fiction
Crossroad Blues
Nick Travers is back where it all began. Years after The Philadelphia Inquirer proclaimed Crossroad Blues “an impressive debut by a promising new talent,” the acclaimed crime novel is back in print. A modern, Southern…
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The Chef
A New Orleans police detective by day and celebrity food truck chef by night, Caleb Rooney has a new title—Louisiana's Most Wanted—in this shocking thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author. In the Carnival days…
The verdict
- Readers rate Crossroad Blues highest: Crossroad Blues 3.9 · The Chef 3.7.
- Crossroad Blues is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Chef.
- The Chef has the widest readership — 17526 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Crossroad Blues | The Chef | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (17526) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (3) | 3.0 (13) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (51) | 4.0 (693) |
Reception
| Crossroad Blues | The Chef | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 51 | 17526 |
| Editions | 2 | 15 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 8095 |
| Reading it now | — | 5661 |
| Written reviews | — | 1480 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4386 | 148 |
| Pages | 265 | 400 |