Deadlock vs The Border Lords: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Deadlock Deadlock Sean Black · 2010 ★★★★☆ 4.0 396 pages · ≈ 7 h 20 m · Moderate

"The California State Prison at Pelican Bay holds three and a half thousand of America's most violent criminals. Three thousand, four hundred and ninety nine of them want the remaining inmate dead. Your job is to keep…

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Cover of The Border Lords The Border Lords T. Jefferson Parker · 2011 ★★★★☆ 3.6 373 pages · ≈ 6 h 54 m · Moderate

Charlie Hood must determine if ATF undercover agent Sean "Oz" Ozburn--deep undercover supporting the "sicarios" of the Baja Cartel--has suffered a permanent break with his mission and his moral compass--or if he has his…

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The verdict

How to choose

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DeadlockThe Border Lords
Goodreads — 3.6 (1190)
Hardcover 4.0 (4) 4.0 (1)
Google Books — 3.0 (2)
Apple Books 4.0 (143) 4.0 (173)

Reception

DeadlockThe Border Lords
Ratings 143 1190
Editions 9 1
Want to read — 432
Reading it now — 156
Written reviews — 154
Wikipedia attention 2058 —
Pages 396 373

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