So Shall You Reap vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?
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So Shall You Reap
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In the thirty-second installment of Donna Leon’s bestselling series, a connection to Guido Brunetti’s own youthful past helps solve a mysterious murderOn a cold November evening, Guido Brunetti and Paola are up late…
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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 · So Shall You Reap 4.0.
- So Shall You Reap has the widest readership — 9120 ratings behind its score.
- The Color of Death runs the darker storyline; So Shall You Reap stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| So Shall You Reap | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (9120) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (5) | 3.2 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (226) | 4.5 (418) |
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Reception
| So Shall You Reap | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9120 | 418 |
| Editions | 6 | 5 |
| Want to read | 4690 | — |
| Reading it now | 942 | — |
| Written reviews | 713 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 213 |
| Pages | — | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: So Shall You Reap or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, So Shall You Reap 4.0/5).