A Darkness More Than Night vs The Concrete Blonde: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Harry Bosch, Bosch, Los angeles, California, Serial murders, Police
A Darkness More Than Night
Terrence McCaleb is asked by the LAPD to help them investigate a series of murders that have them baffled. They are the kind of ritualized killings that McCaleb specialized in solving with the FBI, and he is reluctantly…
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The Concrete Blonde
They called him the Dollmaker-the serial killer who stalked Los Angeles and left a grisly calling card on the faces of his female victims. With a single faultless shot, Detective Harry Bosch thought he had ended the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Concrete Blonde has the widest readership — 1734 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Darkness More Than Night | The Concrete Blonde | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.9 (114) | 4.1 (192) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.5 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1500) | 4.5 (1734) |
Reception
| A Darkness More Than Night | The Concrete Blonde | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1500 | 1734 |
| Editions | 10 | 14 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Pages | 418 | 403 |