Hell fire vs The caller: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Norway, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Crime, Fiction
Hell fire
"A gruesome tableau awaits Inspector Konrad Sejer in the oppressive summer heat: a woman and a young boy lay dead in a pool of blood near a dank camper. The details of the deaths of Bonnie Hayden and her five-year-old…
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The caller
"Pranks can have lethal consequences, even when they seem harmless to start with. . . . A poison bonbon that ranks with the best of Ruth Rendell." —Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly One mild…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The caller has the widest readership — 5199 ratings behind its score.
- Hell fire runs the darker storyline; The caller stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Hell fire | The caller | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1964) | 3.7 (5199) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.4 (7) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (7) | 4.5 (7) |
Reception
| Hell fire | The caller | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1964 | 5199 |
| Editions | 1 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 803 | 2043 |
| Reading it now | 126 | 400 |
| Written reviews | 231 | 489 |
| Wikipedia attention | 459 | 30 |
| Pages | 256 | — |