Mississippi Blood vs The Bone Tree: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mississippi, Fathers and sons, Lawyers, Fiction
Mississippi Blood
Don’t miss the latest Natchez Burning novel, SOUTHERN MANThe #1 New York Times BestsellerGoodReads Choice Award semi finalist, Amazon Best Mysteries & Thrillers of 2017 selectionThe final installment in the epic Natchez…
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The Bone Tree
A follow-up to Natchez Burning finds Southern lawyer Penn Cage desperately struggling to protect his father from false charges and corrupt officers by confronting the puppet master behind the Double Eagles terrorist…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Mississippi Blood is the quickest read — about 13 hours vs 15 for The Bone Tree.
- The Bone Tree has the widest readership — 1159 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Mississippi Blood | The Bone Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.5 (361) |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (18) | 4.2 (31) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1145) | 4.5 (1159) |
Reception
| Mississippi Blood | The Bone Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1145 | 1159 |
| Editions | 8 | 17 |
| Want to read | — | 363 |
| Reading it now | — | 128 |
| Written reviews | — | 11 |
| Pages | 704 | 816 |