![]() ![]() Eventually, Asher confronts them, together with a variety of allies he collects along the way for a final showdown. They’re stealing souls and, for some reason, are basing their operation in the financial district of San Francisco. Opposing Asher and the other death merchants is the demon Orcus and his three wives known as the Morrigan, loosely based on the Irish goddesses of the same name. Needless to say, hilarity ensues or at least it should. Along the way, Asher learns about karma but, as he becomes more and more involved with the business of dying, a cop by the name of Rivera starts to suspect he’s some sort of serial killer. These are effectively psychopomps, responsible for making sure that the souls of the dead are safely conveyed to their next incarnation, which it turns out is not something that can be taken for granted. When his wife dies in hospital, after giving birth to their daughter, the protagonist, Charlie Asher, finds himself drafted into the ranks of the ‘death merchants’. ![]() ![]() ![]() As such, it’s our world, but with the supernatural bubbling underneath it, including demons, witches…and squirrels! ‘A Dirty Job’ takes place in the shared universe Moore has created in such comic novels as ‘Bloodsucking Fiends’ and ‘Bite Me’. While the idea of likeable personifications of death aren’t new, American author Christopher Moore has a knack of turning simple ideas into witting and sophisticated novels. ![]()
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