The Blue Ice vs The Scarlet Ruse: Which Should You Read?
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The Blue Ice
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 Scarlet Ruse
The Scarlet Ruse (1972) is the fourteenth novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald. The plot revolves around McGees investigation into some extremely valuable rare postage stamps which have been stolen.…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Scarlet Ruse highest: The Scarlet Ruse 4.0 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Scarlet Ruse | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 4.4 (10) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (145) |
Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Scarlet Ruse | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 145 |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 31 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | 128 |
| Pages | 246 | — |