Running blind vs The Man Who Knew: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adventure, Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Running blind
"It'll be simple", they said at the Department. "You'll just be a messenger boy". But to Alan Stewart, on a deserted road in Iceland with a murdered man at his feet, it looks anything but simple. Someone very ruthless…
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The Man Who Knew
“THE room was a small one, and had been chosen for its remoteness from the dwelling rooms.”
John Minute, formerly an unscrupulous African mining magnate, has flown to England, but can’t escape his past. Constantly threatened by blackmailers, he fears death and financial ruin. At the suggestion of the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Running blind highest: Running blind 3.7 · The Man Who Knew 3.4.
- Running blind has the widest readership — 256 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Running blind | The Man Who Knew | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (256) | 3.4 (241) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 2.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 3.5 (19) |
Reception
| Running blind | The Man Who Knew | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 256 | 241 |
| Editions | 24 | 70 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 152 |
| Reading it now | — | 26 |
| Written reviews | — | 29 |
| Wikipedia attention | 137 | 52 |
| Pages | 231 | 145 |