Guilty of Nothing vs Mr. Mercedes: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Serial murderers, Serial murders, Fiction
Guilty of Nothing
When Bill Eck is accused of a crime he didn't commit, the evidence is compelling but not complete. With enough loopholes in the case to run a racehorse through, it seems as though any logical juror or judge would need…
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Mr. Mercedes
In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of desperate unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a job fair. Without warning, a lone driver plows through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes,…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Guilty of Nothing is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for Mr. Mercedes.
Scores by source
| Guilty of Nothing | Mr. Mercedes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (390385) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.7 (3) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (3565) |
Reception
| Guilty of Nothing | Mr. Mercedes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 390385 |
| Editions | 7 | 47 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 299063 |
| Reading it now | — | 19863 |
| Written reviews | — | 26511 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 13470 |
| Pages | 70 | 478 |