{"product_id":"cold-comfort","title":"Cold Comfort","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Superior crime fiction set in Iceland'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''As chilling as an Icelandic winter'' S. J. Bolton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing her promotion and working now from Reykjavik, Gunnhildur is given responsibility for two cases - the first in tracking down an escaped convict who''s keen to settle old scores, and the other, the murder of a TV fitness presenter in her city centre apartment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the police short staffed and underfunded following the financial crash, Gunnhildur and her team set about delving into the backgrounds of both, where they uncover some unwelcome secrets and some influential friends of both who have no wish to be in the public eye.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in an Iceland that is coming to terms with the deepening recession, Gunnhildur has to take stock of the whirlwind changes that have taken place as she investigates criminals at opposite ends of the social scale as some uncomfortable links appear between the two cases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second chilling and atmospheric thriller in Quentin Bates''s Icelandic crime series. A dark page-turner perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell and Søren Sveistrup''s \u003ci\u003eThe Chestnut Man.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Quentin Bates:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A great read - leaves you craving the next installment'' \u003c\/b\u003eYrsa Sigurðardóttir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A perfect book to curl up with in front of the fire'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bookbag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Well written and absorbing'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman''s Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Captures the chilly spirit of Nordic crime fiction . . . Fans of Arnaldur Indridason''s Reykjavík mysteries will want to add Bates to their reading lists'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''[A] crackling fiction debut ... palpable authenticity'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A superb new series''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eEurocrime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316853121406,"sku":"NW9781849013611","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781849013611.jpg?v=1778719951","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/cold-comfort","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}