Dead winter vs The vulgar boatman: Which Should You Read?

Dead winter William G. Tapply · 1989 ★★★★☆ 4.0 317 pages · ≈ 5 h 52 m · Moderate

When a minister's son is accused of murder, Boston lawyer Brady Coyne doesn't know whom to trust in this "very satisfying caper" (Publishers Weekly).   Desmond Winters has had more trouble than a Unitarian…

The vulgar boatman William G. Tapply · 1987 ★★★★☆ 3.7 333 pages · ≈ 6 h 10 m · Moderate

When a politician's son is suspected of murder, Boston lawyer Brady Coyne is dispatched to fix it—only to uncover a web of deceit: "Tapply at his best" (The New York Times).   Running for governor on the…