Nemesis vs The Devil's Star: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Norway, Police, Crime, Mystery, Fiction
Nemesis
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Gripping and surprising, Nemesis is a nail-biting thriller from one of the biggest stars in crime fiction.Grainy closed-circuit television footage shows a man walking into an Oslo bank and putting a gun to a cashier's…
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The Devil's Star
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Detective Harry Hole: an angry and off-the-rails detective who wants to play the game by his own rules. A young woman is murdered in her Oslo flat. One finger has been severed from her left hand, and behind her eyelid…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Devil's Star highest: The Devil's Star 4.5 · Nemesis 4.0.
- Nemesis has the widest readership — 579 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Nemesis | The Devil's Star | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (579) | 4.5 (559) |
Reception
| Nemesis | The Devil's Star | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 579 | 559 |
| Editions | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 41319 | 3089 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Nemesis or The Devil's Star?
The Devil's Star has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Devil's Star 4.5/5, Nemesis 4.0/5).
Have both books been made into films?
Nemesis: no film adaptation on record; The Devil's Star: 1 film adaptation.