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Damned If You Doby Gordon Houghton
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Hades is dead and the Agency needs a replacement, a new apprentice to carry on its good work. After a vote, corpse number 72 18 9 11 12 13 49 is selected and promptly yanked from his grave, to serve a seven day trial sentence. Each day our hapless narrator is to assist Death in the killing of one unfortunate soul, but as he encounters each victim, and as he begins to grasp the functions of Death and the other three modern-day Horsemen, he begins to unlock strange memories of his own prior life. It is not until he understands the backhanded politics of the Four Horsemen's run-down row house, and the sinister circumstances of his predecessor's demise, that he can recognize his true purpose in, well, er, life... Review:"Demonstrating a comic style reminiscent of both Nick Hornby and Monty Python, Houghton's novel is a funny...look at death in all of its absurd forms." (Booklist) Synopsis:After the death of Hades, the Agency--consisting of the Four Horsemen--chooses a corpse at random to be Death's assistant, but as he goes about his duties he begins to remember his past life and to understand the internal politics of his new employer andhis own role. Synopsis:Hades is dead and the Agency needs a replacement, a new apprentice to carry on its good work. After a vote, number 72 18 9 11 1 13 49 is selected and promptly yanked from his grave to serve a seven-day trial sentence. Each day the hapless narrator is to assist Death in the killing of one unfortunate soul. About the AuthorGordon Houghton attended Oxford University and currently lives in England. He is also the author of the novel, The Dinner Party. Dammed If You Do is his first book to be published in America. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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