A Firing Offense vs The Blue Ice: Which Should You Read?
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A Firing Offense
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In this gritty crime novel, the disappearance of a stockboy sets salesman Nick Stefanos on a dangerous investigation that changes his life forever. As the advertising director of Nutty Nathan's, Nick Stefanos knows…
The Blue Ice
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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…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| A Firing Offense | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (449) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (8) | 4.0 (3) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (31) | — |
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Reception
| A Firing Offense | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 31 | 449 |
| Editions | 7 | 30 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 179 |
| Reading it now | — | 59 |
| Written reviews | — | 31 |
| Wikipedia attention | 165 | 46 |
| Pages | 216 | 246 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Firing Offense or The Blue Ice?
A Firing Offense has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Firing Offense 3.9/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Firing Offense or The Blue Ice?
A Firing Offense is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Firing Offense (216 pages, ≈ 4 h 00 m); The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: A Firing Offense or The Blue Ice?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Firing Offense: Moderate; The Blue Ice: Challenging.