The Christmas Coroner vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?
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The Christmas Coroner
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A dead celebrity chef. A quiet beach town. And a coroner racing to solve the crime before Christmas.Just days before Estancia's annual Christmas Parade, the body of a rising-star chef is discovered in a remote hillside…
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 · The Christmas Coroner 3.9.
- The Color of Death has the widest readership — 418 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Christmas Coroner | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (25) | 4.5 (418) |
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Reception
| The Christmas Coroner | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 25 | 418 |
| Editions | — | 5 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 213 |
| Pages | 193 | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Christmas 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 Christmas Coroner 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Christmas Coroner or The Color of Death?
The Christmas Coroner is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Christmas Coroner (193 pages, ≈ 3 h 34 m); The Color of Death (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: The Christmas Coroner or The Color of Death?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Christmas Coroner: Moderate; The Color of Death: Moderate.