The Light of DayClassic · Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
The Light of Day
1962 · 243 pages · Fiction
19
Classic
★ 3.72 on Goodreads · 3K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Edgar Award winner (1964). 3.72★ from 3K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
19Must-Read Score
- Readers4 out of 100 · counts 40%+2
- Critics49 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+17
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Won
- Edgar Award winner (1964)
Reads as
Gripping
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