{"product_id":"dead-weight-9781250329295","title":"Dead Weight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Icelandic night may hide secrets and affairs - or even bodies - in this gruesomely cathartic horror thriller from the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Night Guest.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnnur was living a normal, if lonely, life until a black cat showed up at her door. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe two women quickly learn: nothing tests a friendship like blood on your hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso by Hildur Knútsdóttir: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Night Guest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hildur Knútsdóttir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Nightfire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250329295","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":66731243405357,"sku":"9781250329295","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_e0eeacb5-c2a3-4620-895b-108bb56fc67a.jpg?v=1779121081","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/dead-weight-9781250329295","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}