Prior Bad Acts vs Protect and Defend: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Women judges, Judges, Thriller, Fiction
Prior Bad Acts
New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag returns with a thriller that begins with a shocking crime scene you'll never forget and follows two relentless detectives on a manhunt that ends in a chilling confrontation…
vs
Protect and Defend
On a cold day in January President Kerry Kilcannon takes the oath of office-- and within days makes his first, most important move: appointing a new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Kilcannon's choice is a female…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Prior Bad Acts is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 10 for Protect and Defend.
- Prior Bad Acts has the widest readership — 18731 ratings behind its score.
- Prior Bad Acts runs the darker storyline; Protect and Defend stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Prior Bad Acts
≈ 6h vs 10h for Protect and Defend
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Prior Bad Acts
18731 ratings vs 4609 for Protect and Defend
In the mood for something dark?
Prior Bad Acts
a darker storyline than Protect and Defend
Want something lighter?
Protect and Defend
an easier tone than Prior Bad Acts
Scores by source
| Prior Bad Acts | Protect and Defend | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (18731) | 4.0 (4609) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (8) | 4.4 (5) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (437) | 4.5 (37) |
Reception
| Prior Bad Acts | Protect and Defend | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18731 | 4609 |
| Editions | 6 | 23 |
| Want to read | 6676 | 1558 |
| Reading it now | 1264 | 317 |
| Written reviews | 785 | 211 |
| Wikipedia attention | 48076 | — |
| Pages | 375 | 591 |