Red Sheet vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?
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From bestselling, award-winning author James Ellroy, "the neo-noir eminence of L.A. crime fiction" (The New Yorker)—a gritty, fast-paced historical crime thriller set in 1962 Los Angeles during the aftermath of the…
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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 · Red Sheet 3.8.
- The Color of Death has the widest readership — 418 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Red Sheet | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (331) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (12) | 4.5 (418) |
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Reception
| Red Sheet | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 331 | 418 |
| Editions | 1 | 5 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 213 |
| Pages | — | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Red Sheet or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, Red Sheet 3.8/5).