Notes on an Execution vs Triptych: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Tueurs en série, Serial murderers, Fiction
Notes on an Execution
"Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he's done, and now awaits execution, the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesn't want to die; he wants to be celebrated,…
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Triptych
A superb stand-alone thriller by the #1 bestselling author of FaithlessWhen Atlanta police detective Michael Ormewood is called out to a murder scene at the notorious Grady Homes, he finds himself faced with one of the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Notes on an Execution is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Triptych.
- Triptych has the widest readership — 137804 ratings behind its score.
- Triptych runs the darker storyline; Notes on an Execution stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Notes on an Execution | Triptych | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (137804) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (217) | 3.9 (139) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (457) | 4.5 (1454) |
Reception
| Notes on an Execution | Triptych | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 457 | 137804 |
| Editions | 8 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 102913 |
| Pages | 272 | 396 |