Veronika Dapunt

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 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

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

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

Veronika Dapunt has written a book that you'd hate for being so original and clever, if it wasn't so good! Packed with deadpan humour, dry wit and warm emotion, Death And Other Occupational Hazards is a tour de deathly force that grapples with what it is to be human, as well as a puzzling series of crimes. A murder mystery novel that really makes you appreciate being alive! I loved it.

Clever, comedic, and tender, Dapunt’s debut has it all: mystery, metaphysical hilarity, and the witty voice of Death herself as she navigates the messy world of mortals. This story and its creative cast of characters had me smiling from start to finish.

KATHERINE A. OLSON, author of Look What You Made Me Do

I found myself wanting to rush back to the book whenever I could – genuine wit and warmth run all the way through the narrative… Inventive, fresh, cheering, genuinely moving and truly funny.

Veronika Dapunt has fashioned an unforgettably winning heroine, a plot full of deliciously dark turns, and a wonderfully witty, elegant, to-die-for entertainment.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE 2023 
 
An original and darkly comedic murder mystery about a female personified Death whose sabbatical in modern-day London gets rudely interrupted by a string of unplanned murders. Perfect for fans of Good Omens, The Good Place and Sophie Kinsella. 
 
'Funny and smart. . . a top-class, deep-dish murder mystery and one of my favourite books of any year.' IAN MOORE 
 
'Such an unusual and unique concept. . . By far one of my favourite books.' 5-STAR Reader Review 
 
'Darkly funny, uniquely absurd and madly entertaining. . . I could practically hear Louis Armstrong crooning What a Wonderful World in the background.' 5-STAR Reader Review 
 
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Her job is to die for. Literally. 
 
Most people think that when they meet Death, it’ll be 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. 
 
But when Death takes a much-needed break to live on earth, things start to go terribly wrong. 
 
Someone’s killing people not on her list (well, not yet anyway) and it's down to her to find the culprit before it’s too late. 
 
To make matters worse, her sanctimonious sister, Life – whom Death hasn’t got on with in millennia – won’t stop blaming her . . . And then there’s the slight problem of the charming (sexy) parasitologist she’s suspicious of. 
 
But she’ll be fine, right? 
 
After all, who better to investigate a murder than Death herself? 
 
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Quirky, fun and witty, this is Death like you've never seen her before. A lover of bright colours, a fierce protector of nature and a human falling in love for the first time. Death's sharp voice will linger in your mind long after you've read. 
 
'Wonderfully observed and brilliantly imagined. . . I never knew what was coming next, but at every point, it made me fall more in love with life.' LUAN GOLDIE

Veronika Dapunt

Praise for Death and Other Occupational Hazards

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.

A wildly entertaining blend of mystery, humour, and heart. Death as we’ve never known her — witty, sharp, and unexpectedly relatable. A must-read.

Gloriously absurdist, darkly comic, and utterly readable – twisty fantasy meets Jane Austen with a scythe - love it

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.

A wildly entertaining blend of mystery, humour, and heart. Death as we’ve never known her — witty, sharp, and unexpectedly relatable. A must-read.

Gloriously absurdist, darkly comic, and utterly readable – twisty fantasy meets Jane Austen with a scythe - love it

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.

A wildly entertaining blend of mystery, humour, and heart. Death as we’ve never known her — witty, sharp, and unexpectedly relatable. A must-read.

Gloriously absurdist, darkly comic, and utterly readable – twisty fantasy meets Jane Austen with a scythe - love it

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