The Blue Ice vs The Turquoise Lament: Which Should You Read?
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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…
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The Turquoise Lament
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From a beloved master of crime fiction, The Turquoise Lament is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.   Funny thing about favors. Sometimes they come…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Turquoise Lament | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 3.9 (7) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (172) |
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Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Turquoise Lament | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 172 |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 31 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | 120 |
| Pages | 246 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Blue Ice or The Turquoise Lament?
The Turquoise Lament has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Turquoise Lament 4.0/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).