Flesh and Blood vs The Bone Garden: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Medical examiners, Forensic pathologists, Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Flesh and Blood
It's Dr. Kay Scarpetta's birthday, and she's about to head to Miami for a vacation with Benton Wesley, her FBI profiler husband, when she notices seven pennies on a wall behind their Cambridge house. Is this a kids'…
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The Bone Garden
Unknown bones, untold secrets, and unsolved crimes from the distant past cast ominous shadows on the present in the dazzling new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.Present day: Julia Hamill…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Bone Garden highest: The Bone Garden 4.4 · Flesh and Blood 4.0.
- Flesh and Blood is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 9 for The Bone Garden.
- Flesh and Blood has the widest readership — 958 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Flesh and Blood | The Bone Garden | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.6 (14) | 3.9 (32) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (958) | 4.5 (271) |
Reception
| Flesh and Blood | The Bone Garden | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 958 | 271 |
| Editions | 24 | 11 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Pages | 384 | 528 |