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Dead Weight

Releases
Jun 2026
May 26, 2026
Main Genre
Horror Horror
Pages
160

About This Book

An Icelandic night may hide secrets and affairs – or even bodies – in this gruesomely cathartic horror thriller from the author of The Night Guest.

Unnur was living a normal, if lonely, life until a black cat showed up at her door.

Trying to do the right thing, Unnur reunites the lost pet with its owner—a young woman named Ásta who is in desperate need of some help. Unnur reluctantly agrees to take in the cat until Ásta is able to care for it again herself.

Soon, Ásta becomes a fixture in Unnur's life and the two form an unlikely friendship. But like a black cat, trouble is tailing Ásta, and Unnur is the only one there when things take a violent turn.

Nothing tests a friendship like blood on your hands.

Also by Hildur Knútsdóttir:
The Night Guest

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First Edition Jun 2026 Tor ISBN 1250329299
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May 2026 -- Not Selected ISBN B0FMSFH957
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