The Color of Death vs The Hadacol Boogie: 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…
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The Hadacol Boogie
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Dave Robicheaux, James Lee Burke’s iconic detective, returns to investigate the death of an unidentified woman, pulling him into a vortex of corruption and violence in the Louisiana bayouWhen a cloaked, disfigured man…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Color of Death highest: The Color of Death 4.5 · The Hadacol Boogie 4.0.
- The Hadacol Boogie has the widest readership — 3370 ratings behind its score.
- The Hadacol Boogie runs the darker storyline; The Color of Death stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Color of Death | The Hadacol Boogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (3370) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (2) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (418) | 4.0 (215) |
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Reception
| The Color of Death | The Hadacol Boogie | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 418 | 3370 |
| Editions | 5 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 7813 |
| Reading it now | — | 794 |
| Written reviews | — | 321 |
| Wikipedia attention | 213 | — |
| Pages | 288 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Color of Death or The Hadacol Boogie?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, The Hadacol Boogie 4.0/5).