Cold Malice

Officer Gunnhildur, Book 7

By: Quentin Bates

Narrated by: Mel Hudson

Reykjavík Detective Gunnhildur Gísladóttir tries not to believe in ghosts. But when Helgi, one of her team, is certain he's seen a man who had been declared dead more than 15 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 Gunnhildur and Helgi caught up in the middle of it.

The seventh dark and atmospheric thriller in Quentin Bates's Icelandic crime series. Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell and Søren Sveistrup's The Chestnut Man.

©2020 Quentin Bates (P)2020 Hachette Audio UK

engrossing

this police drama set in Iceland bristles with interesting characters that kept me spellbound, while wrestling to keep track of their beautiful and to me utterly unfamiliar names. i loved the inclusion of daily weather reports

Gunnhildur Gísladóttir is my hero

Detective Gunnhildur Gísladóttir is a perfect character. She inhabits the best of the genre. She reflexs the best of female farmers/ranchers, fisherwomen and construction workers. get the job done.