Red Dragon vs The Last to Know: Which Should You Read?
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Red Dragon
“WILL GRAHAM SAT Crawford down at a picnic table between the house and the ocean and gave him a glass of iced tea.”
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Red Dragon is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, first published in 1981. The plot follows former FBI profiler Will Graham, who comes out of retirement to find and apprehend an enigmatic serial-killer nicknamed…
The Last to Know
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Townsend Heights is the perfect small town, just the kind of place Tasha Banks longed for when she left her big-city career for full-time motherhood. But now her dream is turning into a nightmare as a serial killer…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Red Dragon highest: Red Dragon 4.1 · The Last to Know 3.6.
- Red Dragon has the widest readership — 383128 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Red Dragon | The Last to Know | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (383128) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (578) | 3.5 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1077) | 3.5 (28) |
Reception
| Red Dragon | The Last to Know | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 383128 | 28 |
| Editions | 60 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 240914 | — |
| Reading it now | 8787 | — |
| Written reviews | 10538 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 28249 | 338 |
| Pages | 415 | 480 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Red Dragon or The Last to Know?
Red Dragon has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Red Dragon 4.1/5, The Last to Know 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Red Dragon or The Last to Know?
Red Dragon is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Red Dragon (415 pages, ≈ 7 h 41 m); The Last to Know (480 pages, ≈ 8 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: Red Dragon or The Last to Know?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Red Dragon: Moderate; The Last to Know: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Red Dragon: 5 film adaptations; The Last to Know: no film adaptation on record.