Cold Breath

A gripping and atmospheric Icelandic thriller packed with suspense

Quentin Bates author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Published:11th Oct '18

Should be back in stock very soon

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'A blockbuster of a Gunnhildur mystery . . . If you're a Gunnhildur fan just get reading - if not, where have you been?' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Excellent read, as are all the Gunna books! Tight storyline and very likeable lead characters with real depth. Enough twists and turns to keep me glued right to the end' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Detective Gunnhildur 'Gunna' Gísladóttir is back, and thrown together with a high-profile stranger, a guest of the interiors minister, in a secure house outside Reykjavík. It's a little too close for comfort . . .

They soon find they are neither as safe nor as carefully hidden as Gunna and her boss had thought. Conflicting glimpses of the man's past start to emerge as the press begin to sniff him out, as does another group with their own reasons for locating him.

Gunna struggles to come to terms with protecting the life of a man who may have the lives of many on his conscience - or can she believe that he's actually the philanthropist he claims to be?

Isolated together, the friction grows between Gunna and the foreign visitor, and she realises they are out of their depth as the trails lead from the house and beyond Iceland to to Brussels, Russia and the Middle East.

The sixth dark and atmospheric thriller in Quentin Bates's Icelandic crime series. A chilling page-turner perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell and Søren Sveistrup's The Chestnut Man.

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Readers are raving about Cold Breath!

'It's a cliché, but for once this is accurate: this series truly does get better with every new book' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Great book that I didn't want to put down; realistic characters that aren't stereotype James Bond/ Lara Croft ninjas and a great plot' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The best of the series, so far. I was captivated . . . Great reading!' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Bates never fails to please. Twist and turns galore . . . A joy' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Thoroughly absorbing and one of the best in the Gunnhildur series' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐read more...

A great read - leaves you craving the next installment

A meticulously constructed thriller, peopled with exceptionally convincing characters and shot through with black humour. Frozen Out is as chilling as an Icelandic winter

Superior crime fiction set in Iceland... this is a well constructed, well written and satisfying police procedural - The Times on Cold Comfort

[A] crackling fiction debut ... palpable authenticity - Publishers Weekly on Frozen Out

British author Bates captures the chilly spirit of Nordic crime fiction . . . Fans of Arnaldur Indridason's Reykjavik mysteries will want to add Bates to their reading lists - Booklist on Frozen Out

[With] an in-depth knowledge of just how Iceland works it's a perfect book to curl up with in front of the fire ... We've had quite a few books set in Iceland recently, but this one will give them a run for their money - The Bookbag on Frozen Out

A beautifully crafted, intricately plotted, atmospheric thriller. Highly recommended - Crime Thriller Girl on Chilled to the Bone

ISBN: 9781472127761

Dimensions: 130mm x 211mm x 20mm

Weight: 224g

320 pages