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Death and Other Occupational Hazards

Veronika Dapunt

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English
Penguin (Transworld)
14 July 2026
Good Omens meets Katy Brent in this sparkling debut - Who better to solve a murder than Death herself? Dark humour with an endearing side, it's Death like you've never seen her before.

'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

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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?

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
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Imprint:   Penguin (Transworld)
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 196mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   256g
ISBN:   9781804995044
ISBN 10:   1804995045
Pages:   384
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Veronika Dapunt is a British-Austrian writer. Her debut novel, Death and Other Occupational Hazards, was a runner-up for the 2023 Comedy Women in Print Prize. She has always had a love of the darkly comic and the absurd, quite possibly the reason why her first career was in law. Veronika holds a degree from the University of Oxford and currently lives in London.

Reviews for Death and Other Occupational Hazards

An entertaining page-turner with plenty of metaphysical fun and games as well as earthly intrigue. * The Guardian * Every now and then, a book arrives completely from leftfield that manages to turn the murder/mystery genre on its head. Death and Other Occupational Hazards is a very clever and hugely funny example of such disruption . . . Wickedly irreverent and clever. * Irish Independent * Funny and smart with something new to think about and laugh at on every page. A top-class, deep-dish murder mystery and one of my favourite books of any year. * IAN MOORE, comedian and author of Death and Croissants * A murder mystery full of wit, originality and astute observations on humanity. Get ready to fall in love with this likeable and flawed version of the not-so-grim reaper’ * CultureFly * A wildly entertaining blend of mystery, humour, and heart. Death as we’ve never known her — witty, sharp, and unexpectedly relatable. A must-read. * OVA CEREN, author of The Book of Heartbreak * This original story gripped me from the start and kept me hooked to the end . . . Different and compelling. * Daily Mail * Gloriously absurdist, darkly comic, and utterly readable – twisty fantasy meets Jane Austen with a scythe - love it * HELEN LEDERER, comedian and founder of the Comedy Women in Print Prize * Fast-paced supernatural comedy . . . a constant grin of a novel. * SFX * Veronika Dapunt masterfully blends dark humour with a compelling mystery, offering a fresh and often hilarious perspective on life and death. * JOANNA WALLACE, author of You’d Look Better as a Ghost * Life, death, love and murder collide in the most delicious way. This wonderfully observed and brilliantly imagined book put me through all the emotions. I never knew what was coming next, but at every point, it made me fall more in love with life. * LUAN GOLDIE, author of the Women’s Prize long-listed Nightingale Point *


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