The Depths

Yrsa Sigur-ardóttir

£22.00

A human skull unearthed on the outskirts of Reykjavík. A neighbourhood dispute turned deadly. A daughter, trapped at sea, looking for answers. What police officers TGyr and Karó don’t know is that these events are all linked through a terrible tragedy, many years ago, when a trawler caught fire on the waves, the crew trapped inside. The answers lie buried at the bottom of the cold Icelandic Sea.

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Publish Date: 16/07/2026

Description

'An extremely creepy and claustrophobic novel' THE TIMES

The latest chilling thriller from the legendary, international bestselling author.

PRAISE FOR YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR
'The undisputed Queen of Icelandic noir' Simon Kernick
'As confident a writer as ever' Sunday Times
'A generator of fear as adroit as Stephen King' Independent
'Sigurdardottir makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up' The Times
'Twisty, twisted and scary as hell' C. J. Tudor

Just how low do people sink to get away with murder?

A human skull unearthed on the outskirts of Reykjavìk.
A neighbourhood dispute turned deadly.
A daughter, trapped at sea, looking for answers.

What police officers T8r and Karó don't know is that these events are all linked through a terrible tragedy, many years ago, when a trawler caught fire on the waves, the crew trapped inside.

The answers lie buried at the bottom of the cold Icelandic Sea.

Translated from Icelandic by Victoria Cribb

Additional information

Weight 580 g
Dimensions 238 × 158 × 38 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

448

Language

English

Edition

Hardback original

Dewey

839.6935 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K