Invisible Darkness vs True Blue: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: True Crime
Invisible Darkness
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Invisible Darkness is the story of one of the more bizarre cases in recent memory--killings so sensational that they prompted the Canadian government, in the interests of justice, to silence its national press and to…
True Blue
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Lieutenant Randy Sutton's fascinating collection of stories and memories, solicited from law enforcement officers across the country, offers a broad and insightful look at the many facets of police life: courage,…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- True Blue is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Invisible Darkness.
- True Blue has the widest readership — 36223 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Invisible Darkness | True Blue | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (36223) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (24) | — |
Reception
| Invisible Darkness | True Blue | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 24 | 36223 |
| Editions | 5 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 206 |
| Pages | 553 | 306 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Invisible Darkness or True Blue?
True Blue has the higher combined reader rating across sources (True Blue 4.0/5, Invisible Darkness 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Invisible Darkness or True Blue?
True Blue is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: True Blue (306 pages, ≈ 5 h 40 m); Invisible Darkness (553 pages, ≈ 10 h 14 m).
Which is harder to read: Invisible Darkness or True Blue?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Invisible Darkness: Moderate; True Blue: Moderate.