Fortune Favors the Dead vs The Colorado Kid: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American literature, Mystery

Fortune Favors the Dead

Fortune Favors the Dead Stephen Spotswood · 2020 ★★★★☆ 4.3 344 pages · ≈ 6 h 22 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The Colorado Kid

The Colorado Kid Stephen King · 1978 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 184 pages · ≈ 3 h 24 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Fortune Favors the Dead higher: 4.3 vs 3.4 from 137 votes.
The Colorado Kid is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Fortune Favors the Dead.