The Color of Death vs The Turquoise Lament: 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 Turquoise Lament
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From a beloved master of crime fiction, The Turquoise Lament is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.   Funny thing about favors. Sometimes they come…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Color of Death highest: The Color of Death 4.5 · The Turquoise Lament 4.0.
- 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 Turquoise Lament | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.2 (2) | 3.9 (7) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (418) | 4.0 (172) |
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Reception
| The Color of Death | The Turquoise Lament | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 418 | 172 |
| Editions | 5 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 213 | 120 |
| Pages | 288 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Color of Death or The Turquoise Lament?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, The Turquoise Lament 4.0/5).