Shattered vs Silks: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horse racing, England, Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Shattered
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When jockey Martin Stukely dies following a fall at Cheltenham races, he accidentally embroils his friend Gerard Logan in a perilous search for a stolen video tape. Logan is a glass-blower on the verge of widespread…
Silks
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“Julian Trent, you have been found guilty by this court of perpetrating a violent and unprovoked attack on an innocent family including a charge of attempted murder. You have shown little or no remorse for your actions…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Shattered has the widest readership — 6772 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Shattered | Silks | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (6772) | 3.9 (4913) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (8) | 4.4 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (97) | 4.5 (114) |
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Reception
| Shattered | Silks | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6772 | 4913 |
| Editions | 30 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1090 | 1023 |
| Reading it now | 292 | 322 |
| Written reviews | 308 | 487 |
| Wikipedia attention | 394 | 351 |
| Pages | 292 | 377 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Shattered or Silks?
Shattered has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Shattered 3.9/5, Silks 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Shattered or Silks?
Shattered is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Shattered (292 pages, ≈ 5 h 24 m); Silks (377 pages, ≈ 6 h 59 m).
Which is harder to read: Shattered or Silks?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Shattered: Moderate; Silks: Moderate.