The Blue Ice vs The Cutie: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Thriller
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 Cutie
A crime boss's right-hand man must find the real killer of Mavis St. Paul, a rich man's mistress, in order to clear the name of a two-bit punk accused of the crime who has been set up to take the fall by a clever cutie.
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.
Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Cutie | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 3.3 (5) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Cutie | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 5 |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 31 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | 131 |
| Pages | 246 | 219 |