End of Watch vs Sleight of Hand: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Psychopaths, Crime, Murder, Fiction
End of Watch
A suspenseful closing volume. Brady Hartsfield, the Mercedes killer, returns to diabolically drive his victims to suicide in this last installment, starring the ever more winning Bill Hodges and Holly Gibney.
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Sleight of Hand
While on the trail of a stolen relic, P.I. Dana Cutler is called back to Virginia where she must stop Charles Benedict, a criminal defense lawyer, amateur illusionist and professional hit man, from framing a millionaire…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Sleight of Hand is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for End of Watch.
- End of Watch has the widest readership — 163737 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| End of Watch | Sleight of Hand | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (163737) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (466) | 4.2 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2229) | 4.0 (306) |
Reception
| End of Watch | Sleight of Hand | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 163737 | 306 |
| Editions | 23 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 122052 | — |
| Reading it now | 9479 | — |
| Written reviews | 13243 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 6355 | 5897 |
| Pages | 480 | 312 |