A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
In A Dirty Job, Death comes in the form of a tall, black record store owner named Minty Fresh, who steals your wife's soul, confers upon you the job of Death Merchant, and leaves you and your newly born daughter to fend for yourselves among hellhounds, sewer harpies and an army composed mostly of reanimated squirrels
A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke
Based loosely on Stephen Clarke's experiences in Paris, with names changed to avoid embarrassment and possible legal action, A Year In The Merde is the story of a 27-year-old Brit immersed in the contradictions of French culture
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