The Blue Ice vs The Night Gardener: Which Should You Read?
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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 Night Gardener
The Night Gardener is a 2006 crime novel by George Pelecanos. It is set in Washington, DC and focuses on homicide detective Gus Ramone, and ex-cops Dan "Doc" Holiday and TC Cook as they investigate the possible return…
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 Night Gardener.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Night Gardener | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 3.7 (13) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (114) |
Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Night Gardener | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 114 |
| Editions | 30 | 21 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Pages | 246 | 377 |