The Black Ice vs The Black Ice: Which Should You Read?
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The Black Ice
LAPD detective Hieronymous "Harry" Bosch returns in a procedural thriller set in and around the drug-trafficking underworlds of inner-city Los Angeles and the wastelands of Mexico.
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The Black Ice
When an LAPD narcotics officer is found with a fatal bullet wound and a suicide note, Detective Harry Bosch follows a bloody trail of drug murders across the Mexico border.Working the case, LAPD detective Harry Bosch…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Black Ice has the widest readership — 98349 ratings behind its score.
- The Black Ice runs the darker storyline; The Black Ice stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Black Ice | The Black Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (98349) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (212) | 3.9 (212) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (1815) | 4.0 (1827) |
Reception
| The Black Ice | The Black Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 98349 | 1827 |
| Editions | 16 | 13 |
| Citations | 1 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 17287 | — |
| Reading it now | 8966 | — |
| Written reviews | 3713 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 948 | 1102 |
| Pages | 322 | 411 |