{"product_id":"death-and-other-occupational-hazards-9780857507716","title":"Death and Other Occupational Hazards","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eGet ready to\u003cb\u003e fall in love with this likeable and flawed version of the not-so-grim reaper\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCULTUREFLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn original and darkly comedic murder mystery about a female personified Death whose sabbatical gets rudely interrupted by a string of unplanned murders. \u003ci\u003eWho better to investigate a murder than Death herself? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Funny and smart . . . \u003cb\u003eone of my favourite books of any year\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eIAN MOORE\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDeath and Croissants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There are \u003cb\u003eshades of Terry Pratchett\u003c\/b\u003e in Dapunt's debut novel . . . An \u003cb\u003eentertaining page-turner \u003c\/b\u003ewith plenty of metaphysical \u003cb\u003efun and games\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A total \u003cb\u003eSCREAM\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eJANICE HALLETT, \u003c\/b\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer job is to die for. Literally.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost people think that when they meet Death, it ll be a skeleton in a black potato sack. Maybe with a scythe. Truth is, she s just a woman doing a job, and she s \u003ci\u003every \u003c\/i\u003egood at it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Death takes a much-needed break to live on earth, things start to go terribly wrong. Someone s killing people not on her list (well, not yet anyway) and it's down to her to find the culprit before it s too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo make matters worse, her sanctimonious sister, Life   whom Death hasn t got on with in millennia   won t stop blaming her . . . And then there s the slight problem of the charming (sexy) parasitologist she s suspicious of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut she ll be fine, right?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter all, who better to investigate a murder than Death herself?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT \u003ci\u003eDEATH\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Darkly funny\u003c\/b\u003e, uniquely absurd and \u003cb\u003emadly entertaining \u003c\/b\u003e. . . I could practically hear Louis Armstrong crooning \u003ci\u003eWhat a Wonderful World\u003c\/i\u003e in the background' \u003cb\u003e5-STAR Reader Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eabsolute joy\u003c\/b\u003e to read. . . \u003cb\u003ebeautifully bonkers\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e5-STAR Reader Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cb\u003ebeautiful bittersweet\u003c\/b\u003e tribute to life \u003cb\u003e 5-STAR Reader Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thought-provoking and \u003cb\u003eextremely\u003c\/b\u003e moving' \u003cb\u003e5-STAR Reader Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-----\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore praise for \u003ci\u003eDeath and Other Occupational Hazards\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWickedly irreverent\u003c\/b\u003e and clever'\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eIRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripped me from the start and \u003cb\u003ekept me hooked\u003c\/b\u003e to the end'\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003econstant grin \u003c\/b\u003eof a novel' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSFX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGloriously absurdist\u003c\/b\u003e, darkly comic and utterly readable' \u003cb\u003eHELEN LEDERER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWonderfully observed and brilliantly imagined\u003c\/b\u003e. . . it made me fall more in love with life'\u003cb\u003e LUAN GOLDIE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003etour de deathly force\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003e ALICE BELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863051829591,"sku":"9780857507716","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/death-and-other-occupational-hazards-9780857507716","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}