The Color of Death vs The Ghosts (A Joe Reacher Thriller): Which Should You Read?
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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…
The Ghosts (A Joe Reacher Thriller)
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A USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Set in the Reacher universe by permission of Lee Child. Some secrets are printed in blood. When U.S. Treasury Agent Mark Sullivan is brutally murdered in Lima with counterfeit bills…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Color of Death highest: The Color of Death 4.5 · The Ghosts (A Joe Reacher Thriller) 4.1.
- The Color of Death has the widest readership — 418 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Color of Death | The Ghosts (A Joe Reacher Thriller) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.2 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (418) | 4.5 (14) |
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Reception
| The Color of Death | The Ghosts (A Joe Reacher Thriller) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 418 | 14 |
| Editions | 5 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 213 | — |
| Pages | 288 | 260 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Color of Death or The Ghosts (A Joe Reacher Thriller)?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, The Ghosts (A Joe Reacher Thriller) 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Color of Death or The Ghosts (A Joe Reacher Thriller)?
The Ghosts (A Joe Reacher Thriller) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Ghosts (A Joe Reacher Thriller) (260 pages, ≈ 4 h 49 m); The Color of Death (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: The Color of Death or The Ghosts (A Joe Reacher Thriller)?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Color of Death: Moderate; The Ghosts (A Joe Reacher Thriller): Moderate.