Just A Mistake
Dead Weight
By Hildur Knútsdóttir (Translated by Mary Robinette Kowal)
3 Jun, 2026
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Hildur Knútsdóttir’s 2025 Dead Weight is a stand-alone psychological horror novel (or possibly novella) in which nothing bad happens to the cat or the kitten. The 2026 English translation is by Mary Robinette Kowal.
Reykjavík resident Unnur leads a happy life. Her career is going well, thanks to a well-timed critical illness on a superior’s part. She has a doting boyfriend who will certainly leave his beautiful wife of many years as soon as the moment is right. She even has a plan to dispose of a dead body should she ever need to.
Convenient, given the corpse she is dismembering.