One Last Secret vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?
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One Last Secret
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"I’ll drop anything for a new Adele Parks: she nails it every time"—Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Apartment"Absolutely gripping"—Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling…
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 · One Last Secret 3.7.
- One Last Secret has the widest readership — 22211 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| One Last Secret | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (22211) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (11) | 3.2 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (94) | 4.5 (418) |
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Reception
| One Last Secret | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 22211 | 418 |
| Editions | 8 | 5 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 213 |
| Pages | 372 | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: One Last Secret or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, One Last Secret 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: One Last Secret or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Color of Death (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m); One Last Secret (372 pages, ≈ 6 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: One Last Secret or The Color of Death?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — One Last Secret: Moderate; The Color of Death: Moderate.