The Blue Ice vs The Missing Dead: 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 Missing Dead
Discover the addictive new murder mystery in the globally bestselling Misty Isle series, featuring Detective Inspector Duncan McAdam. The perfect Scottish crime novel for fans of Ian Rankin, Ann Cleeves and Elly…
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 Missing Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (6) |
Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Missing Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 6 |
| Editions | 30 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 31 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | — |
| Pages | 246 | — |