Final Analysis vs The Boston stranglers: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Criminal investigation, Case studies, Trials, True Crime, Investigation, Murder
Final Analysis
In October 2002, Susan Polk, a housewife and mother of three, was arrested for the murder of her husband, Felix. The arrest in her sleepy northern California town kicked off what would become one of the most captivating…
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The Boston stranglers
In the only definitive book on this case, Susan Kelly investigates Albert DeSalvo's false confession to eleven murders committed in New England in the early 1960s -- and exposes the real killers.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Final Analysis is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for The Boston stranglers.
- Final Analysis has the widest readership — 507 ratings behind its score.
- The Boston stranglers runs the darker storyline; Final Analysis stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Final Analysis | The Boston stranglers | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (507) | 3.4 (412) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (8) | — |
Reception
| Final Analysis | The Boston stranglers | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 507 | 412 |
| Editions | 5 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 403 | 4011 |
| Reading it now | 61 | 101 |
| Written reviews | 57 | 51 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4018 | — |
| Pages | 368 | 519 |