One by One

How it reads

One by One is thriller (psychological thriller, specifically), and its dominant mood is tense. The suspense is the kind you feel in your shoulders. It moves fast: plot-driven and hard to put down, the kind of book that carries you along even when you're tired.

It's set in the wilderness or at sea, in the present day, told in the first person by a single narrator. Its central concerns are secrets, survival and friendship. In weight it's light and escapist — easy to fall into.

It stands alone, so there's nothing else you need to read first or after. The ending resolves happily. At 295 pages it's a quick read. It's a mega-bestseller — the book everyone seems to have read.