Death and Other Occupational Hazards - Veronika Dapunt

'Fall in love with this likeable and flawed version of the not-so-grim reaper’ CULTUREFLYWho better to solve a murder than Death herself? Good Omens meets Katy Brent in this wickedly funny, joyful and twisted murder mystery. 'I could practically hear Louis Armstrong crooning What a Wonderful World in the background' ? ? ? ? ?'Beautifully bonkers' ? ? ? ? ?'I laughed, I cried (no, seriously, I ugly cried). . . wanted to read it all over again' ? ? ? ? ?Death is having an existential crisis – and honestly, she needs some time off. But the minute she arrives in London for a well-earned break, everything goes terribly wrong:1. People still insist she’s a scythe-wielding skeleton in a black sack. Spoiler: she’s a woman who'd love a wardrobe upgrade, thanks. 2. Life, her sanctimonious sister, blames her for, well, everything. 3. A string of murders occurs off-schedule. Nothing ruins a holiday quite like an admin disaster. 4. A charming (sexy) scientist shows up, and, of course, he’s hiding something. 5. And she’s stuck in a mortal body . . . while there's a killer on the loose. But she’ll be fine, right?After all, who better to investigate a murder than Death herself?SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZEPraise from authors and critics: 'One of my favourite books of any year' IAN MOORE'A total SCREAM' JANICE HALLETT'There are shades of Terry Pratchett in Dapunt's debut novel . . . An entertaining page-turner with
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