Nightmare in Pink vs The Blue Ice: Which Should You Read?
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Nightmare in Pink
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Nightmare in Pink is the second novel in the Travis McGee series written by John D. MacDonald. It was published concurrently with the first book in the series, The Deep Blue Good-by. In Nightmare in Pink, McGee is asked…
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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 Nightmare in Pink highest: Nightmare in Pink 4.0 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Nightmare in Pink | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (449) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (20) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (321) | — |
Reception
| Nightmare in Pink | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 321 | 449 |
| Editions | — | 30 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 179 |
| Reading it now | — | 59 |
| Written reviews | — | 31 |
| Wikipedia attention | 265 | 46 |
| Pages | — | 246 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Nightmare in Pink or The Blue Ice?
Nightmare in Pink has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Nightmare in Pink 4.0/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).