Running blind vs The tightrope men: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adventure, Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Running blind
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"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…
The tightrope men
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Giles Denison's life is turned upside down when he awakes to find himself in a luxurious hotel in Oslo and, peering into the bathroom mirror, discovers the face of another man! He has been kidnapped from his flat in…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The tightrope men has the widest readership — 1245 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Running blind | The tightrope men | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (256) | 3.8 (1245) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 3.8 (4) |
Reception
| Running blind | The tightrope men | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 256 | 1245 |
| Editions | 24 | 24 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 137 | 189 |
| Pages | 231 | 276 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Running blind or The tightrope men?
The tightrope men has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The tightrope men 3.8/5, Running blind 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Running blind or The tightrope men?
Running blind is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Running blind (231 pages, ≈ 4 h 17 m); The tightrope men (276 pages, ≈ 5 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Running blind or The tightrope men?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Running blind: Moderate; The tightrope men: Moderate.