My Gun Is Quick vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?
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My Gun Is Quick
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The second novel in Mickey Spillane's classic detective series starring hard-boiled private eye Mike Hammer. When a red-headed prostitue is killed in a hit-and-run "accident" Mike Hammer hunts down her killers…
The Color of Death
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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 · My Gun Is Quick 3.7.
- My Gun Is Quick is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for The Color of Death.
- My Gun Is Quick has the widest readership — 1706 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| My Gun Is Quick | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1706) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (3) | 3.2 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (38) | 4.5 (418) |
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Reception
| My Gun Is Quick | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1706 | 418 |
| Editions | 20 | 5 |
| Citations | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 722 | — |
| Reading it now | 109 | — |
| Written reviews | 188 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 198 | 213 |
| Pages | 174 | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: My Gun Is Quick or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, My Gun Is Quick 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: My Gun Is Quick or The Color of Death?
My Gun Is Quick is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: My Gun Is Quick (174 pages, ≈ 3 h 13 m); The Color of Death (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: My Gun Is Quick or The Color of Death?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — My Gun Is Quick: Moderate; The Color of Death: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
My Gun Is Quick: 1 film adaptation; The Color of Death: no film adaptation on record.