Frozen Assets

“Excellent debut … Bates does a fine job with both Gunna and her town, her acerbic boss and an online blogger who keeps us abreast of events in Icelandic media and politics.”—Toronto Globe and Mail

“British author and sometime Icelandic resident Bates embeds his well-paced mystery in this strange time, making (some) sense of it for American readers while introducing us to a heroine we could enjoy for the long haul. He doesn’t skimp on the plot either, intertwining Gunna’s investigation with the killer’s movements and ratcheting up suspense as he brings it all together in a  rousing finale.”—Portsmouth Herald