Mystery
Death and Other Occupational Hazards: A Novel
2026·384 pages
Female Death investigates unplanned murders on Earth in a darkly comedic mystery while navigating family tensions and a budding romance.
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Female Death investigates unplanned murders on Earth in a darkly comedic mystery while navigating family tensions and a budding romance.
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For fans of Sign Here and Benjamin Stevenson comes a darkly comedic, genre-bending mystery following a female-personified Death who must investigate a string of unplanned murders before the whole world is thrown into chaos. Her job is to die for. Literally. When most people think of Death, they picture 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. Still, even Death needs a break. But when she finally takes some time o...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Romantic tension and attraction toward a charming parasitologist
Violence & gore
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Central string of murders; cozy-mystery tone without graphic gore
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Mythic personifications of Death and Life as cosmic siblings
Magic & witchcraft
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Supernatural Death figure, cosmic duties, and powers drive the premise
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content present
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Murder victims referenced as part of the mystery plot
Other
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