The Fix vs The Last Mile: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Government investigators, Homicide, United States, Investigation, Murder
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"Amos Decker witnesses a murder just outside FBI headquarters. A man shoots a woman execution-style on a crowded sidewalk, then turns the gun on himself. Even with Decker's extraordinary powers of observation and…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Last Mile highest: The Last Mile 4.5 · The Fix 4.2.
- The Fix has the widest readership — 39454 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Fix | The Last Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (39454) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (96) | 4.0 (127) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (3903) | 4.5 (3875) |
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Reception
| The Fix | The Last Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 39454 | 3875 |
| Editions | 25 | 22 |
| Wikipedia attention | 245 | 20 |
| Pages | 528 | 432 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Fix or The Last Mile?
The Last Mile has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Last Mile 4.5/5, The Fix 4.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Fix or The Last Mile?
The Last Mile is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Last Mile (432 pages, ≈ 8 h 00 m); The Fix (528 pages, ≈ 9 h 47 m).
Which is harder to read: The Fix or The Last Mile?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Fix: Moderate; The Last Mile: Moderate.