Gone, Baby, Gone vs In the Woods: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Detectives, Children, Crimes against, Mystery, Fiction
Gone, Baby, Gone
PI Patrick Kenzie is hired to find a four-year-old girl, abducted while the mother was out drinking. The search takes Kenzie through Boston's underworld of drug dealers, kidnapers and pedophiles.
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In the Woods
A gorgeously written novel that marks the debut of an astonishing new voice in psychological suspenseAs dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this…
The verdict
- Readers rate Gone, Baby, Gone highest: Gone, Baby, Gone 4.2 · In the Woods 3.9.
- Gone, Baby, Gone has the widest readership — 43684 ratings behind its score.
- Gone, Baby, Gone runs the darker storyline; In the Woods stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Gone, Baby, Gone | In the Woods | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (43684) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (67) | 3.7 (502) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (407) | 4.0 (2572) |
Reception
| Gone, Baby, Gone | In the Woods | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 43684 | 2572 |
| Editions | 43 | 21 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 22023 | — |
| Pages | 510 | 608 |