A Deadly Shade of Gold vs The Blue Ice: Which Should You Read?
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A Deadly Shade of Gold
A Deadly Shade of Gold (1965) is the fifth novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald. The plot revolves around a solid gold Aztec statuette, and takes McGee from his home of Florida to Mexico and Los…
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The Blue Ice
Ten years after George Farnell's disappearance, two lines of poetry and a lump of mineral ore are found. It's enough to send mineral expert Bill Gansert to Norway. But word of his findings has leaked out and Gansert…
The verdict
- Readers rate A Deadly Shade of Gold highest: A Deadly Shade of Gold 4.0 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Deadly Shade of Gold | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (449) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (16) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (282) | — |
Reception
| A Deadly Shade of Gold | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 282 | 449 |
| Editions | — | 30 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 179 |
| Reading it now | — | 59 |
| Written reviews | — | 31 |
| Wikipedia attention | 176 | 46 |
| Pages | — | 246 |