Shadow’s Keep vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?
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Shadow’s Keep
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A compulsively readable thriller in the vein of Rachel Abbott, Lucinda Berry, and Gillian Flynn, Shadow’s Keep is a mind-bending exploration of obsession, desperation, and how far we’ll go to protect those we love. Get…
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 · Shadow’s Keep 4.0.
- The Color of Death has the widest readership — 418 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Shadow’s Keep | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (161) | 4.5 (418) |
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Reception
| Shadow’s Keep | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 161 | 418 |
| Editions | 1 | 5 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 213 |
| Pages | 382 | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Shadow’s Keep or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, Shadow’s Keep 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Shadow’s Keep 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); Shadow’s Keep (382 pages, ≈ 7 h 04 m).
Which is harder to read: Shadow’s Keep or The Color of Death?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Shadow’s Keep: Moderate; The Color of Death: Moderate.