Hell fire vs The drowned boy: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Norway, Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation, Murder
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 drowned boy
"A new addition to the captivating Inspector Sejer series, the first since The Caller, from Norway's finest crime writer Carmen and Nicolai failed to resuscitate their son, Tommy, after finding him floating in their…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Hell fire has the widest readership — 1964 ratings behind its score.
- Hell fire runs the darker storyline; The drowned boy stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Hell fire | The drowned boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1964) | 2.0 (4) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (4) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (7) | 3.5 (11) |
Reception
| Hell fire | The drowned boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1964 | 11 |
| Editions | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 803 | — |
| Reading it now | 126 | — |
| Written reviews | 231 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 459 | — |
| Pages | 256 | 223 |