Another great book from quentin bates and rather different to the others because its not straight police work and it gets into a more clandestine world. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. A complete list of every quentin bates book published, to read and keep an easy track of, with links to the books on amazon. He is able to draw characters that are believable, rich, and multifaceted.
Reading order of gunnhildur mystery, officer gunnhildur series and list of all quentin bates books kindle edition by kevin hanson author format. The author has used the financial disarray of iceland quite successfully in the plotting of this book. Books that are not warehoused locally can take 4 weeks or more to arrive here e. Buy the book amazon blackwells book depository hive waterstones wh smith wordery foyles. Peter james roy grace books in order pan macmillan. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Although under pressure to deal with the matter quickly, she is suspicious that the mans death was. Officer gunnhildur, a gutsy female cop, investigates murder and corruption in rural iceland. Officer gunnhilder series in order quentin bates fictiondb. Cab 79 by arnaldur indridason and quentin bates and andy lawrence overview a young man from the countryside comes to reykjavik to work as a taxi driver, and. Two small time crooks steal from the biggest drug dealer found in reykjavik, but things go bad fast when the getaway driver does not show up to get them. Frozen assets is the first in the series introducing sgt. For a variety of reasons, the gap year stretched to become a gap decade, during which time he went native in the north of iceland, acquiring a new language, a new profession as a seaman and a family before decamping en masse for england.
Cab 79 by arnaldur indridason and quentin bates and andy lawrence overview a young man from the countryside comes to reykjavik to work as a taxi driver, and strikes up an acquaintaintance with a wealthy young woman. See all books authored by quentin bates, including frozen out, and cold comfort, and more on. Quentin bates books list of books by author quentin bates. Purchase three paperbacks from the gunnhilder mysteries exclusively available from soho crime for 40% off the retail price. He worked ashore and at sea before returning to england and, once finally ashore for good, drifted by accident into journalism. Buy frozen out by quentin bates, in very good condition. Chilled to the bone, book by quentin bates paperback. An ari thor thriller the dark iceland series book 3 aug 28, 2018. If we expect it later than 10 days, we will update you with an expected timeframe before proceeding with your order. In gunna gisladottir, quentin bates has created a character who appeals both on professional and personal levels.
Quentin bates is a writer and journalist who has recently made the move into fiction with the first of a series of crime novels set in presentday iceland. For even more gripping crime fiction dont miss the best crime and thriller books of 2020. The discovery of a corpse washed up on a beach in an icelandic backwater sparks a series of events that propels the village of hvalviks police sergeant gunnhildur into deep waters. Usually, the heroes in nordic crime sacrifice family and health for work, but iceland cop gunna gisladottir proves that you can do it allcatch the bad guys, take care of the children and run up the stairs two at a timewithout succumbing to despair, depression or heart. October 11, 2018 october 9, 2018 categories blog tour, books leave a comment on blog tour extract cold breath by quentin bates hi everyone, today i am delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for cold breath by quentin bates, and ill be sharing an extract with you all a little further down. Some of the development of certain characters is a little confusing, as some of the characters are developed in detail and are minor, but some who are in quite a bit of the book do not get that kind of development. Order of quentin bates books quentin bates is an english novelist of mysterycrime fiction novels. When a shipowner is found dead, tied to a bed in one of reykjaviks smartest hotels, sergeant gunnhildur gisladottir of the city police force sees no evidence of foul play but still.
The officer gunnhildur book series by quentin bates includes books frozen out, cold comfort, chilled to the bone, and several more. I recently read snowblind by the icelandic author ragnar jonasson and discovered the translator was quentin bates who has also written a series of icelandic mysteries. She has a sardonic sense of humor, is middle aged, and she also is a grandmother. Money is power and power is so often the root of crime, and so it is in cold comfort. He used this experience, plus some time he took a writing course at a university to work on his fiction writing. The discovery of a corpse washed up on a beach in an icelandic backwater sparks a series of events that. Discover book depositorys huge selection of quentin bates books online. The officer gunnhildur series by the british born author and journalist quentin bates is about a widowed mom with two children a daughter and a son named gunnhildur gunna gisladottir.
See the complete officer gunnhildur series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Quentin bates was born in southern england right around the cuban missile crisis. Finally the lure of fiction became too strong to resist. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading summerchill. The complete series list for officer gunnhilder quentin bates. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Author quentin batess complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. I love a strong female hero with a healthy sense of humor and a healthy appetite. A sergeant gunnhildur novel series penguin random house. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Read on for all the books in the roy grace series in order of publication. Author quentin bates s complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. We have new and used copies available, in 4 editions starting at.
Feb 19, 2016 nightblind translated by quentin bates, orenda books. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the us. Bates gives historical perspective and i feel like i am learning about different cultures when i read his books. Below is a list of quentin bates gunnhildur books in order of when they were originally published which is the same as their chronological order. Books that are in stock at our local suppliers will normally get to us within 7 to 10 days. Thin ice by quentin bates is the fifth novel in the officer gunnhildur series and was released in 2016. I have enjoyed quentin batess other icelandic stories and this one didnt disappoint. Read summerchill by quentin bates available from rakuten kobo. Buy the paperback book chilled to the bone by quentin bates at indigo. Quentin found himself working in iceland for a year, which turned into a decade, and has used some of that experience as well as a university writing course to develop his gunnhildur series. Officer gunnhildur series by quentin bates goodreads. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Quentin bates officer gunnhildur icelandic mysteries in. Gunnhildur gunna gisladottir, a police sergeant, in the village of hvalvik. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Quentin bates escaped english suburbia as a teenager, jumping at the chance of a gap year working in iceland. Gunnhildur gisladottir, known by everybody as gunna the cop. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Buy cold breath by quentin bates, in very good condition. Quentin found himself working in iceland for a year, which turned into a decade, and has used some of that experience as well as a. In the year that margaret thatcher became britains prime minister, he was offered the opportunity to spend a gap year working in iceland and jumped at the chance of escape.
Gunnhildur gunna gisladottir, a police sergeant, in the village of hvalvik, iceland. Quentin bates dates back to the year of the cuban missile crisis and was brought up in the south of england. Quentin bates made his escape from suburbia at the end of the seventies as a gap year turned into a gap decade spent in the north of iceland. Probably less detail of the family inter relationships than in the previous books and perhaps a slightly surprising ending. An inspector gunna mystery gunnhildur mystery book 5 enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. New book out now gunnhildur reluctantly allows herself to be taken off police duties to act as bodyguard to a man with a price on his head.