The Accused Coroner vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Accused Coroner The Accused Coroner Paul Austin Ardoin · 2021 ★★★★☆ 4.1 368 pages · ≈ 6 h 49 m · Moderate
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She's accused of murder. And she's running out of time.When Coroner Fenway Stevenson is accused of a brutal murder she didn't commit, the evidence seems airtight: the murder weapon is found in her apartment, and she had…

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Cover of The Color of Death The Color of Death Trey Gowdy & Christopher Greyson · 2025 ★★★★☆ 4.5 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Moderate
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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 Accused CoronerThe Color of Death
Hardcover 3.4 (25) 3.2 (2)
Apple Books 4.5 (70) 4.5 (418)
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Reception

The Accused CoronerThe Color of Death
Ratings 70 418
Editions 1 5
Wikipedia attention — 213
Pages 368 288
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: The Accused Coroner or The Color of Death?

The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, The Accused Coroner 4.1/5).

Which is shorter to read: The Accused Coroner 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); The Accused Coroner (368 pages, ≈ 6 h 49 m).

Which is harder to read: The Accused Coroner or The Color of Death?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Accused Coroner: Moderate; The Color of Death: Moderate.

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