HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller) vs The Blue Ice: Which Should You Read?
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HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller)
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THE SYSTEM FAILED THEM. NEAGLEY WON'T. She witnessed the crash. She pulled the survivor from the wreck. And when the investigation gets buried before it starts, Neagley decides the case isn't closed. It's just hers. A…
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
- Readers rate HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller) highest: HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller) 4.0 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller) is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for The Blue Ice.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller) | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (449) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (10) | — |
Reception
| HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller) | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10 | 449 |
| Editions | — | 30 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 179 |
| Reading it now | — | 59 |
| Written reviews | — | 31 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 46 |
| Pages | 130 | 246 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller) or The Blue Ice?
HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller) has the higher combined reader rating across sources (HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller) 4.0/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller) or The Blue Ice?
HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller) (130 pages, ≈ 2 h 24 m); The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller) or The Blue Ice?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller): Moderate; The Blue Ice: Challenging.