The Color of Death vs The Long Lavender Look: 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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"McGee has become part of our national fabric."SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCERA lovely young girl steps in front of Travis McGee's headlights. McGee misses the girl but lands in ten feet of swamp water. As he's limping along…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Color of Death highest: The Color of Death 4.5 · The Long Lavender Look 4.2.
- The Long Lavender Look has the widest readership — 5729 ratings behind its score.
- The Long Lavender Look 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 Long Lavender Look | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (5729) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (2) | 4.3 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (418) | 4.5 (250) |
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Reception
| The Color of Death | The Long Lavender Look | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 418 | 5729 |
| Editions | 5 | — |
| Want to read | — | 1419 |
| Reading it now | — | 554 |
| Written reviews | — | 222 |
| Wikipedia attention | 213 | 119 |
| Pages | 288 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Color of Death or The Long Lavender Look?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, The Long Lavender Look 4.2/5).