One True Word

A #1 bestselling hypnotic psychological thriller from Iceland, in which a woman abandons her husband on an uninhabited island.

“So gripping I simply couldn’t put it down. . . Atmospheric and original with an ending I did not see coming” — Eva Bj?rg gisd?ttir, author of The Creak on the Stairs

Why did she do it?

After a day of simmering tension on a trip to an uninhabited island, J?lia finally reaches breaking point. In a fit of fury she makes a reckless decision–leaving her husband G?? marooned in the middle of a freezing fjord in the depths of the Icelandic winter. As the cold dark of night swiftly approaches, she leaves without looking back.

When she regrets her decision and returns, he is nowhere to be found. There is no trace of him, and no sign of where he may have gone. The police launch a manhunt, but soon their suspicion falls on his wife. In an attempt to shield herself from their speculation, J?lia weaves an elaborate net of lies, trying to convince the police–and herself–of her innocence. But as her story starts to crumble, dark secrets start coming to light.

As time runs out, J?lia races to discover what really happened. But is G?? alive or dead? In hiding or hunting her down? And can J?lia get to the truth before it destroys her?

One True Word is a #1 bestseller in Iceland that has been acclaimed by authors such as Katr?n Jakobsd?ttir, the former Icelandic Prime Minister.

Author: Snæbjörn Arngrímsson
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Pushkin Vertigo
Published: 02/03/2026
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.81lbs
ISBN: 9781805335047
Language: English