Frozen Assets
Introducing the Gunnhilder Mystery Series Set in Iceland
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4.1 • 36 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A body is found floating in the harbor of a rural Icelandic fishing village. Was it an accident, or something more sinister? It’s up to Officer Gunnhildur, a sardonic female cop, to find out. Her investigation uncovers a web of corruption connected to Iceland’s business and banking communities. Meanwhile, a rookie crime journalist latches onto her, looking for a scoop, and an anonymous blogger is stirring up trouble. The complications increase, as do the stakes, when a second murder is committed. Frozen Assets is a piercing look at the endemic corruption that led to the global financial crisis that bankrupted Iceland’s major banks and sent the country into an economic tailspin from which it has yet to recover.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When the body of a young man is found floating off the Icelandic village of Hval k, no-nonsense cop Gunnhildur "Gunna" G slad ttir, the star of British journalist Bates's crackling fiction debut, assumes it's an accidental drowning. But when Gunna and her team discover that the victim worked for a Reykjav k PR firm with ties to a contentious local aluminum smelter project despised by the environmental group Clean Iceland, they realize that homicide, rare as it is in the island nation, is more likely. Thrown into the mix is a mysterious and incendiary blogger known as Skandalblogger with the inside scoop on all things economic and political in Iceland, not to mention societal gossip, and a young crime reporter shadowing Gunna for a story. By setting the action in the months leading up to the 2008 banking collapse, Bates, who lived in Iceland for a decade, imbues this series first with a palpable authenticity.
Customer Reviews
Frozen Assets
Thoroughly enjoyed it. I had trouble keeping track of all the Icelandic names and characters but it was worth the effort. Looking forward to the next novel by Bates.
Just ok
When set in Iceland, I expect more of the story would have interesting Icelandic backgrounds. Alas, other than the characters’ names, the story could be dropped into any big city. And the story itself was average with too many plot contrivances.
Frozen Assets
Good read. Good character development. Likable main character. Got a bit bogged down at the end with the politics, but would read another book of the series.