Rough justice vs The midnight bell: Which Should You Read?
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Rough justice
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The master of the game is back, with another pulse-pounding adventure featuring the unstoppable Sean DillonWhilst checking up on the volatile situation in Kosovo the US President's right-hand man Blake Johnson meets…
The midnight bell
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"The new Sean Dillon novel, a knife-edge story of terrorism and revenge, by "the dean of intrigue novelists" (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). "The bell tolls at midnight as death requires it." In Washington, D.C., on a night…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Rough justice highest: Rough justice 4.5 · The midnight bell 3.8.
- The midnight bell is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Rough justice.
- The midnight bell has the widest readership — 2710 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Rough justice | The midnight bell | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.5 (665) | 3.8 (2710) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 5.0 (3) |
Reception
| Rough justice | The midnight bell | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 665 | 2710 |
| Editions | 17 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 192 | 1280 |
| Reading it now | 208 | 586 |
| Written reviews | 44 | 238 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7 | — |
| Pages | 473 | 315 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Rough justice or The midnight bell?
Rough justice has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Rough justice 4.5/5, The midnight bell 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Rough justice or The midnight bell?
The midnight bell is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The midnight bell (315 pages, ≈ 5 h 50 m); Rough justice (473 pages, ≈ 8 h 46 m).
Which is harder to read: Rough justice or The midnight bell?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Rough justice: Moderate; The midnight bell: Moderate.