Darkness, Take My Hand vs Looking for Rachel Wallace: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Massachusetts, Boston, Private investigators, Mystery, Fiction
Darkness, Take My Hand
The master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane magnificently evokes the dignity and savagery of working-class Boston in this terrifying tale of darkness and redemption. Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro's latest client is a…
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Looking for Rachel Wallace
When Spenser accepts a job as a "bodyguard" for a beautiful young woman, he gets in way over his head.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Looking for Rachel Wallace is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for Darkness, Take My Hand.
- Darkness, Take My Hand has the widest readership — 548 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Darkness, Take My Hand | Looking for Rachel Wallace | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.1 (64) | 4.0 (22) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (548) | 4.5 (441) |
Reception
| Darkness, Take My Hand | Looking for Rachel Wallace | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 548 | 441 |
| Editions | 28 | 10 |
| Citations | — | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Pages | 511 | 219 |