The Blue Ice vs The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators): 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 Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators)
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A USA TODAY BESTSELLING SERIES JACK REACHER'S SPECIAL INVESTIGATORS In this fast-paced action-packed thriller, Frances Neagley is on the trail of a woman who may have mysterious links to her own past.   Soon,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) highest: The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) 4.1 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for The Blue Ice.
- 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 Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (15) |
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Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 15 |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 31 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | — |
| Pages | 246 | 117 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Blue Ice or The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators)?
The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) 4.1/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Blue Ice or The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators)?
The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) (117 pages, ≈ 2 h 10 m); The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: The Blue Ice or The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators)?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Blue Ice: Challenging; The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators): Moderate.