Fear the Reaper vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Thriller
Fear the Reaper
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After taking down a man wielding an AR-15 a small town winery, Rushmore McKenzie has to find out who, if anyone, was the shooter's target before he, or someone else, tries again. Once a police detective in St. Paul,…
The Color of Death
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From the number-one New York Times bestselling author and FOX News host Trey Gowdy comes a dark mystery debut about a murder in a small South Carolina town. Assistant DA Colm Truesdale must pick up the pieces of his own…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Color of Death highest: The Color of Death 4.5 · Fear the Reaper 4.1.
- The Color of Death has the widest readership — 418 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Fear the Reaper | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.2 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (21) | 4.5 (418) |
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Reception
| Fear the Reaper | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 21 | 418 |
| Editions | — | 5 |
| Wikipedia attention | 15755 | 213 |
| Pages | 229 | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Fear the Reaper or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, Fear the Reaper 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: Fear the Reaper or The Color of Death?
Fear the Reaper is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Fear the Reaper (229 pages, ≈ 4 h 14 m); The Color of Death (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: Fear the Reaper or The Color of Death?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Fear the Reaper: Moderate; The Color of Death: Moderate.