{"product_id":"thin-ice","title":"Thin Ice","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\u003e\u003cb\u003eSnowed in with a couple of psychopaths for the winter . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen two small-time crooks rob Reykjavik's premier drugs dealer, hoping for a quick escape to the sun, their plans start to unravel after their getaway driver fails to show. Tensions mount between the pair and the two women they have grabbed as hostages when they find themselves holed upcountry in an isolated hotel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack in the capital, Gunnhildur, Eiríkur and Helgi find themselves at a dead end investigating what appear to be the unrelated disappearance of a mother, her daughter and their car during a day's shopping, and the death of a thief in a house fire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGunna and her team are faced with a set of riddles but as more people are quizzed it begins to emerge that all these unrelated incidents are in fact linked. And at the same time, two increasingly desperate lowlifes have no choice but to make some big decisions on how to get rid of their accidental hostages...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fifth gripping 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":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44791140057267,"sku":"9781472121493","price":520.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478115079781472121493.jpg?v=1762852429","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/thin-ice","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}