Terminal city vs The D.A. Draws a Circle: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Public prosecutors, Investigation, Murder, Fiction
Terminal city
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"When the body of a young woman is found in the tower suite of the Waldorf Astoria--one of the most prestigious hotels in Manhattan--Assistant DA Alex Cooper and Detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace find…
The D.A. Draws a Circle
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A California D.A. investigates a corpse without clothes and bloody clothes without a body in this classic mystery by the author of the Perry Mason series."The bestselling author of the century . . . a…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The D.A. Draws a Circle is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 9 for Terminal city.
- The D.A. Draws a Circle has the widest readership — 159 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Terminal city | The D.A. Draws a Circle | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (159) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | — |
Reception
| Terminal city | The D.A. Draws a Circle | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3 | 159 |
| Editions | 2 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 119 |
| Reading it now | — | 24 |
| Written reviews | — | 13 |
| Wikipedia attention | 13 | — |
| Pages | 488 | 191 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Terminal city or The D.A. Draws a Circle?
The D.A. Draws a Circle has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The D.A. Draws a Circle 3.9/5, Terminal city 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Terminal city or The D.A. Draws a Circle?
The D.A. Draws a Circle is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The D.A. Draws a Circle (191 pages, ≈ 3 h 32 m); Terminal city (488 pages, ≈ 9 h 02 m).
Which is harder to read: Terminal city or The D.A. Draws a Circle?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Terminal city: Moderate; The D.A. Draws a Circle: Challenging.