Scared to Death vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?
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Scared to Death
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“If you want to see your daughter alive again, listen carefully.” When the body of a snatched schoolgirl is found in an abandoned biosciences building, the case is first treated as a kidnapping gone wrong.  But…
The Color of Death
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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 · Scared to Death 4.0.
- The Color of Death is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Scared to Death.
- The Color of Death has the widest readership — 418 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Scared to Death | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.9 (5) | 3.2 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (347) | 4.5 (418) |
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Reception
| Scared to Death | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 347 | 418 |
| Editions | — | 5 |
| Wikipedia attention | 83 | 213 |
| Pages | 448 | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Scared to Death or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, Scared to Death 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Scared to Death or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Color of Death (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m); Scared to Death (448 pages, ≈ 8 h 18 m).
Which is harder to read: Scared to Death or The Color of Death?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Scared to Death: Moderate; The Color of Death: Moderate.