Gunnhildur Books in Order
Quentin Bates has written 9 Gunnhildur books, published between 2010 and 2020. The first book is Frozen Assets / Frozen Out (2010) and the newest is Cold Malice (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2010–2020
- Pages on record
- 1,573 in 5 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 26–39 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,573 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Gunnhildur is the recurring figure in 9 books credited to Quentin Bates, published between 2010 and 2020. Catalogue subjects record police procedural mystery, Iceland, policewomen, murder, investigation and financial crises. Frozen Assets, also listed as Frozen Out (2010), opens the run and Cold Malice (2020) closes it, with Cold Comfort (2012), Chilled to the Bone and Winterlude (2013), Cold Steal (2014), Summerchill (2015), Thin Ice (2016) and Cold Breath (2018) in between. The catalogue records the series as Officer Gunnhildur.
How many Gunnhildur books are there?
Gunnhildur has 9 books, released between 2010 and 2020.
Gunnhildur Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Gunnhildur books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120103302/4
- 22012–2/4
- 32013–2/4
- 420133152/4
- 52014–2/4
- 62015–2/4
- 720162882/4
- 820183202/4
- 920203202/4
Do you have to read Gunnhildur books in order?
You should read the Gunnhildur books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Gunnhildur book also stands alone.
Where to start with Gunnhildur
Start with Frozen Assets / Frozen Out (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gunnhildur book?
Cold Malice (2020) is the newest Gunnhildur book released so far.
Is there a new Gunnhildur book coming?
No next Gunnhildur book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Gunnhildur at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Gunnhildur title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Gunnhildur books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,573 pages across the 5 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gunnhildur books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Gunnhildur books are about
6 of the 9 Gunnhildur books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: iceland is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Iceland 5 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 6 books
- Crime 3 of 6 books
- Investigation 2 of 6 books
- Murder 2 of 6 books
- Policewomen 2 of 6 books
More books by Quentin Bates
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Quentin Bates books in order 11 books



