Cold Malice
This week’s Friday read is the new thriller in Quentin Bates’s Icelandic crime series, Cold Malice. Atmospheric and intricately plotted, the novel is set in the dramatic, bleak landscapes of Reykjavik and centres around Officer Gunnhildur, a police detective and single mother, who is tasked with solving Reykjavik’s most complex crimes.
This is the perfect dark and brooding thriller for fans of Jo Nesbo and Henning Mankell and you’ll learn a lot about Icelandic culture, its customs and quirks, from the novel. It’s both a gripping mystery and armchair travel for these times when we’re unable to stray far from our living rooms!
Hannah Wann
'A tsunami of a thriller' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Another great read from Quentin Bates. For the second time in the series I found myself rooting for the 'bad guy'!' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Reykjavík detective Gunnhildur 'Gunna' Gísladóttir does not believe in ghosts. But when her team member Helgi swears he's seen a man who was declared dead fifteen years ago, she reluctantly gives him some unofficial leeway to look into it.
Has the not-so-dead man returned from the grave to settle old scores, or has he just decided to take a last look around his old haunts?
Either way, there are people who have nursed grudges for years, hoping for a reckoning one day. Even the rumour of his being alive and kicking is enough to spark a storm of fury and revenge, with Gunna and Helgi caught in the middle . . .
The seventh dark and atmospheric thriller in Quentin Bates's Icelandic crime series. A tense page-turner perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell and Søren Sveistrup's The Chestnut Man.
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Readers and reviewers are raving about Cold Malice!
'Gripping and atmospheric. I had to remind myself to breathe' - Katerina Diamond, author of The Teacher
'Just keeps getting better and better' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Quality mystery fiction . . . the Gunnhildur novels are just too good'- Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Absorbing read. I did not want to put this book down' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Another winner . . . he has a knack for being able to seamlessly weave in the crime story issues facing mankind everywhere'- Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Another great entry in the Gunnhildur series!'- Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
