The Blue Ice vs The Christmas Coroner: 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…
The Christmas Coroner
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A dead celebrity chef. A quiet beach town. And a coroner racing to solve the crime before Christmas.Just days before Estancia's annual Christmas Parade, the body of a rising-star chef is discovered in a remote hillside…
Side by side
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 Christmas Coroner | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (25) |
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Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Christmas Coroner | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 25 |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 31 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | — |
| Pages | 246 | 193 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Blue Ice or The Christmas Coroner?
The Christmas Coroner has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Christmas Coroner 3.9/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Blue Ice or The Christmas Coroner?
The Christmas Coroner is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Christmas Coroner (193 pages, ≈ 3 h 34 m); The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: The Blue Ice or The Christmas Coroner?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Blue Ice: Challenging; The Christmas Coroner: Moderate.