Guilty as Sin vs The witness: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Women lawyers in fiction, Women lawyers, Legal stories, Mystery, Fiction
Guilty as Sin
A cold-blooded kidnapper has been playing a twisted game with a terrified Minnesota town. Now a respected member of the community sits in jail, accused of a chilling act of evil. But then another boy disappears,…
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The witness
Kendall Deaton pulls herself and her baby out of a wrecked car, and a mixture of courage and fear gets her to the top of a ravine, where she flags down help. But she doesn't dare reveal her true identity or that of her…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The witness is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 11 for Guilty as Sin.
- The witness has the widest readership — 98115 ratings behind its score.
- Guilty as Sin runs the darker storyline; The witness stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Guilty as Sin | The witness | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (18700) | 4.2 (98115) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (6) | 3.7 (12) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (93) | 4.0 (505) |
Reception
| Guilty as Sin | The witness | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18700 | 98115 |
| Editions | 12 | 28 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 5215 | — |
| Reading it now | 595 | — |
| Written reviews | 485 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2408 | 347 |
| Pages | 606 | 438 |