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      Dead Weight

      by Hildur Knutsdottir
      Published
      Jun 2026
      Main Genre
      Horror Horror
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      160
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      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.

      When she tracks down the cat's wayward owner, she finds a young woman just as lost and in need of help. Like a gust of cold air in a Reykjavík night, Ásta and her pet slip into Unnur's life.

      It's unexpected, but welcome. Unnur likes the company, and she begins to rely on Ásta in turn. But like a black cat, trouble has been tailing her new friend, and Unnur is the only one there for Ásta when things take a violent turn.

      The two women quickly learn: nothing tests a friendship like blood on your hands.

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Speculative Fiction Suspense

      Subgenres

      Crime Horror Thriller

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      First Edition Jun 2026 Tor ISBN13 9781250329295 ISBN10 1250329299
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