Veronika Dapunt – författare

'Get ready to fall in love with this likeable and flawed version of the not-so-grim reaper’ CULTUREFLYAn original and darkly comedic murder mystery about a female personified Death whose sabbatical gets rudely interrupted by a string of unplanned murders. Who better to investigate a murder than Death herself? SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE'Funny and smart . . . one of my favourite books of any year' IAN MOORE, bestselling author of Death and Croissants'There are shades of Terry Pratchett in Dapunt's debut novel . . . An entertaining page-turner with plenty of metaphysical fun and games' THE GUARDIAN'A total SCREAM' JANICE HALLETT, bestselling author of The Appeal---Her job is to die for. Literally.Most 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 very good at it.But 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.To 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.But she’ll be fine, right?After all, who better to investigate a murder than Death herself?-----READERS CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT DEATH!'Darkly funny, uniquely absurd and madly entertaining . . . I could practically hear Louis Armstrong crooning What a Wonderful World in the background' 5-STAR Reader Review'An absolute joy to read. . . beautifully bonkers' 5-STAR Reader Review‘A beautiful bittersweet tribute to life’ 5-STAR Reader Review'Thought-provoking and extremely moving' 5-STAR Reader Review-----More praise for Death and Other Occupational Hazards:'Wickedly irreverent and clever' IRISH INDEPENDENT'Gripped me from the start and kept me hooked to the end' DAILY MAIL'A constant grin of a novel' SFX'Gloriously absurdist, darkly comic and utterly readable' HELEN LEDERER'Wonderfully observed and brilliantly imagined. . . it made me fall more in love with life' LUAN GOLDIE'A tour de deathly force' ALICE BELL

Some ancient mistakes are destined to be repeated . . . The darkly funny, highly original and twisty new mystery from Veronika Dapunt.After a bad break-up, disillusioned fashion designer Chloe thought her biggest problems were a new boss who spends more on spiritual cleansing than salaries, and the most reliable presence in her life being a rescue goldfish. But then a mugging on her commute ends in disaster and Chloe discovers she is the Pandora. Yes, of the Greek myth. Reincarnated in modern-day London.To make matters worse, she makes the dubious acquaintance of the legendary Great Evils, and they are . . . not quite what she expected.Now forced into a wary alliance, including with the Ministry of Defence, Chloe realises that something far more dangerous is at play. And for reasons Chloe doesn't fully understand (and would very much like to ignore), she might be the only one standing between humanity and the end of the world.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE. Good Omens meets Bella Mackie in this wickedly funny, joyful and twisted murder mystery about Death leading a murder investigation while on earth for her once-in-a-millennium sabbatical.'I laughed, I cried (no, seriously, I ugly cried)' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I could practically hear Louis Armstrong crooning What a Wonderful World in the background' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Beautifully bonkers' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Absolutely amazing!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Uniquely absurd and madly entertaining' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book is an absolute vision… utterly grabbed me immediately' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐----------------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?PRAISE FOR DEATH AND OTHER OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS:'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 plenty of metaphysical fun and games' THE GUARDIAN'Wickedly irreverent and clever' IRISH INDEPENDENT'Gripped me from the start and kept me hooked to the end' DAILY MAIL'A constant grin of a novel' SFX'Wonderfully observed and brilliantly imagined. . . it made me fall more in love with life' LUAN GOLDIE'A tour de deathly force' ALICE BELL