The Color of Death vs The Weekend: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Color of Death The Color of Death Trey Gowdy & Christopher Greyson · 2025 ★★★★☆ 4.5 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Moderate
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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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Cover of The Weekend The Weekend L. H. Stacey ★★★★☆ 3.9 319 pages · ≈ 5 h 54 m · Moderate
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An atmospheric thriller with a knockout ending!' Diana Wilkinson That Lake. This house. His friends. They all know what happened to my boy. I know they do. And you... you have to help me find the truth...A weekend to…

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The verdict

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The Color of DeathThe Weekend
Hardcover 3.2 (2) 4.0 (2)
Apple Books 4.5 (418) 4.0 (19)
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Reception

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Ratings 418 19
Editions 5 —
Film adaptations — 1
Wikipedia attention 213 887
Pages 288 319
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: The Color of Death or The Weekend?

The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, The Weekend 3.9/5).

Which is shorter to read: The Color of Death or The Weekend?

The Color of Death is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Color of Death (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m); The Weekend (319 pages, ≈ 5 h 54 m).

Which is harder to read: The Color of Death or The Weekend?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Color of Death: Moderate; The Weekend: Moderate.

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