“Mesmerizing and brutal—I couldn’t put this down. Dead Weight has everything I’ve come to love about Knútsdóttir’s style: it’s eerie, captivating, and oh, so satisfying.” —Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six

“Utterly captivating. Dead Weight had me by the throat from the first page to the last. I cannot recommend it enough!” —Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling author

“A gut-punch of a story as stark, brutal, and brooding as a lava field with a burning heart of female friendship and tenacity.” —Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author

“An unflinching tale of friendship and sacrifice—and the terrible things women sometimes have to do in order to survive. With its sharp, elegant prose, Dead Weight is as hopeful as it is haunting. I inhaled it in a single, feverish sitting.” —Monika Kim, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Eyes Are the Best Part

“Brilliant, gruesome, and toe-curlingly tense, Dead Weight is a deliciously dark story about female friendship and the invisible ties that bind us. With prose that both seethes with rage and overflows with affection for its subjects, Knútsdóttir has truly outdone herself. I am almost afraid to admit to how seen I felt by this novella and its unforgettable protagonist. I didn't want it to end.” —Melissa Larsen, USA Today bestselling author of The Lost House