Secret by the Lake vs Vermilion: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Gothic fiction, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of Secret by the Lake

Secret by the Lake Louise Douglas · 2015 ★★★★☆ 4.0 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Vermilion

Vermilion Phyllis A. Whitney · 1981 ★★★★☆ 3.8 294 pages · ≈ 5 h 27 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.

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