No Song for the Dead vs The Blue Ice: Which Should You Read?
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No Song for the Dead
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Jussi Adler-Olsen’s New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Department Q series continues, introducing an intriguing new member to the Department Q team . . . Former head of Department Q Carl Mørck has…
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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…
The verdict
- Readers rate No Song for the Dead highest: No Song for the Dead 4.2 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| No Song for the Dead | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (449) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (6) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (47) | — |
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Reception
| No Song for the Dead | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 47 | 449 |
| Editions | — | 30 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 179 |
| Reading it now | — | 59 |
| Written reviews | — | 31 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 46 |
| Pages | — | 246 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: No Song for the Dead or The Blue Ice?
No Song for the Dead has the higher combined reader rating across sources (No Song for the Dead 4.2/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).