Into Oblivion vs The Beast: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Into Oblivion Into Oblivion Arnaldur Indriðason · 2016 ★★★★☆ 3.8 345 pages · ≈ 6 h 23 m · Moderate

"Into Oblivion, the follow-up to the gritty prequel Reykjavik Nights, gives devoted fans another glimpse of Erlendur in his early days as a young, budding detective. A woman swims in a remote, milky-blue lagoon. Steam…

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Cover of The Beast The Beast Faye Kellerman · 2013 ★★★★☆ 4.0 450 pages · ≈ 8 h 20 m · Moderate

"Over the years, Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus have got through a lot together. They've faced more than their share of serial killers and psychopaths. But this time two very different cases may cause them to re-evaluate…

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Into OblivionThe Beast
Goodreads 3.8 (4507) —
Hardcover 2.5 (2) —
Apple Books 4.5 (56) 4.0 (259)

Reception

Into OblivionThe Beast
Ratings 4507 259
Editions 1 14
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 2044 —
Reading it now 324 —
Written reviews 515 —
Wikipedia attention 19 1010
Pages 345 450

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