Postmortem vs Trace: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Kay Scarpetta, Forensic pathologists, Women physicians, Women detectives, Thriller, Mystery

Cover of Postmortem

Postmortem Patricia Cornwell · 1990 ★★★★☆ 4.0 379 pages · ≈ 7 h 01 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Trace

Trace Patricia Cornwell · 1529 ★★★★☆ 3.8 416 pages · ≈ 7 h 42 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Postmortem is the easier read (Moderate), Trace more demanding (Demanding).

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