Dead Weight

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.

Also by Hildur Knútsdóttir:
The Night Guest

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Tor Nightfire
Published: 05/26/2026
ISBN: 9781250329295
Pages: 160

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/23/2026
Library Journal 04/01/2026 pg. 54