Books like A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
Charlie Asher, a seemingly ordinary San Francisco resident married to a woman who loves his simplicity, is about to welcome his first child. His routine is shattered when people around him die in mysterious ways and a dark presence beckons him from the underworld. Charlie learns that he has been recruited for one of the most unforgivable jobs: to become Death himself. Accepting the role forces him to juggle the everyday joys of family life with the grim duty of taking souls, offering a comedic yet unsettling look at mortality.
First publish date: August 23, 2006
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Christopher Moore
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