Lights Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?

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Lights Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) Dan Ames ★★★★☆ 4.0 Unknown

A USA TODAY BESTSELLING SERIES In the explosive third installment of JACK REACHER'S SPECIAL INVESTIGATORS, the team investigates a heinous crime and the stakes have never been higher. A white-knuckled thrill ride. Set…

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The Color of Death Trey Gowdy & Christopher Greyson · 2025 ★★★★☆ 4.5 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Moderate

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 · Lights Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) 4.0.
Lights Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) has the widest readership — 595 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Just want the better-reviewed one? The Color of Death 4.5 vs 4.0 from readers

Scores by source

	Lights Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators)	The Color of Death
Hardcover	4.0 (595)	3.2 (2)
Apple Books	4.0 (39)	4.5 (418)
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Reception

	Lights Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators)	The Color of Death
Ratings	595	418
Editions	—	5
Wikipedia attention	—	213
Pages	—	288
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Lights Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) or The Color of Death?

The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, Lights Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) 4.0/5).