In Cold Blood vs The Sittaford Mystery: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Meurtre, Crime, Murder, Mystery, Fiction
In Cold Blood
“problems. However, the last seven years have been years of droughtless beneficence.”
On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the…
1 film adaptation
vs
The Sittaford Mystery
M-U-R-D-E-R. It began as an innocent parlor game intended to while away the hours on a bitter winter night. But the message that appeared before the amateur occultists at the snowbound Sittaford House was spelled out…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate In Cold Blood highest: In Cold Blood 4.1 · The Sittaford Mystery 3.8.
- The Sittaford Mystery is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for In Cold Blood.
- In Cold Blood has the widest readership — 753110 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Sittaford Mystery
≈ 4h vs 6h for In Cold Blood
Want the crowd-tested pick?
In Cold Blood
753110 ratings vs 32285 for The Sittaford Mystery
Just want the better-reviewed one?
In Cold Blood
4.1 vs 3.8 from readers
New to the genre?
In Cold Blood
Moderate vs Challenging for The Sittaford Mystery
Scores by source
| In Cold Blood | The Sittaford Mystery | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (753110) | 3.8 (32285) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.5 (84) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 2.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1463) | 4.5 (66) |
Reception
| In Cold Blood | The Sittaford Mystery | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 753110 | 32285 |
| Editions | 117 | 90 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 657268 | 15216 |
| Reading it now | 23361 | — |
| Written reviews | 31171 | 2730 |
| Wikipedia attention | 35146 | 3252 |
| Pages | 365 | 224 |