Into Oblivion vs Man on Hackpen Hill: 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 Man on Hackpen Hill Man on Hackpen Hill J. S. Monroe · 2021 ★★★★☆ 3.7 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Moderate

'Brilliantly plotted, with a seismic twist' Rosamund Lupton Her best friend is dead and she needs to know why. Aspiring journalist Bella is on work experience at a national newspaper when, out of the blue, she receives…

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Into OblivionMan on Hackpen Hill
Goodreads 3.8 (4507) —
Hardcover 2.5 (2) 2.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.5 (56) —

Reception

Into OblivionMan on Hackpen Hill
Ratings 4507 1
Editions 1 4
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 2044 —
Reading it now 324 —
Written reviews 515 —
Wikipedia attention 19 —
Pages 345 352

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