Easy Prey vs The Blue Ice: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Thriller
Easy Prey
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A Gripping Mystery Thriller That Will Keep You Guessing Until The Final, Shocking Twist. A prominent Grosse Pointe doctor is found dead, in his car, in an abandoned section of Detroit with a rope around his…
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
| Easy Prey | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (449) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (8) | — |
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Reception
| Easy Prey | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8 | 449 |
| Editions | 1 | 30 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 179 |
| Reading it now | — | 59 |
| Written reviews | — | 31 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1192 | 46 |
| Pages | 166 | 246 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Easy Prey or The Blue Ice?
Easy Prey has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Easy Prey 3.8/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Easy Prey or The Blue Ice?
Easy Prey is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Easy Prey (166 pages, ≈ 3 h 04 m); The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: Easy Prey or The Blue Ice?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Easy Prey: Moderate; The Blue Ice: Challenging.