The Blue Ice vs The Disloyal 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 Disloyal Coroner
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A dead deputy. A reopened murder case. And a coroner caught in the crossfire.When a young sheriff's deputy is killed in a late-night hit-and-run, Coroner Fenway Stevenson soon discovers it was no accident. The deputy…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Blue Ice is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for The Disloyal Coroner.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Disloyal Coroner | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (9) |
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Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Disloyal Coroner | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 9 |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 31 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | — |
| Pages | 246 | 375 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Blue Ice or The Disloyal Coroner?
The Disloyal Coroner has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Disloyal Coroner 3.9/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Blue Ice or The Disloyal Coroner?
The Blue Ice is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m); The Disloyal Coroner (375 pages, ≈ 6 h 57 m).
Which is harder to read: The Blue Ice or The Disloyal Coroner?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Blue Ice: Challenging; The Disloyal Coroner: Moderate.