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A San Francisco secondhand store owner becomes a Death Merchant
2006Fast paceLight
What it is about
Charlie Asher is a beta male who runs a secondhand shop in San Francisco. After the death of his wife, he is told that he is a Death Merchant, who must collect souls from objects. The book is darkly comic.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like dark comedy.
What you will get
A comic novel by Christopher Moore.
A Dirty Job Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Fantasy · Dark comedy · Death · San Francisco
Length
387 pages · ≈ 11 h
More about this book
Characters
Charlie Asher and his baby daughter.
Setting
San Francisco.
What makes it different
A comic fantasy about death and fatherhood.
Feel
Dark, funny and warm.
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