Secondhand Souls: A Novel

by Christopher Moore Narrated by Fisher Stevens

Overview

In San Francisco, the souls of the dead are mysteriously disappearing-and you know that can't be good-in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore's delightfully funny sequel to A Dirty Job.

Something really strange is happening in the City by the Bay. People are dying, but their souls are not being collected. Someone-or something-is stealing them and no one knows where they are going, or why, but it has something to do with that big orange bridge. Death Merchant Charlie Asher is just as flummoxed as everyone else. He's trapped in the body of a fourteen-inch-tall “meat puppet” waiting for his Buddhist nun girlfriend, Audrey, to find him a suitable new body to play host.

To get to the bottom of this abomination, a motley crew of heroes will band together: the seven-foot-tall death merchant Minty Fresh; retired policeman turned bookseller Alphonse Rivera; the Emperor of San Francisco and his dogs, Bummer and Lazarus; and Lily, the former Goth girl. Now if only they can get little Sophie to stop babbling about the coming battle for the very soul of humankind . . .

Editorial Reviews

NOVEMBER 2015 - AudioFile

It can be hard to acquire the same narrator for a sequel almost 10 years after the original work, but—lucky for Moore—Fisher Stevens takes up narrating this sequel to A DIRTY JOB. This not only provides continuity for listeners but also results in an outstanding narration as Stevens is perfect for this amusing parodic novel. His deep, raspy voice pulls in listeners while his timing, emphasis, and sometimes deadpan delivery make it an audiobook one doesn’t want to turn off. Moore’s eclectic and curious characters return, with a few additions, to deal with a new after-life dilemma: Someone is stealing souls. But not everyone is ready to help save the world from a fate worse than death. L.E. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

Jenny Lawson

Disturbingly hilarious. And vice versa.

Library Journal

03/01/2015
People are dying in San Francisco, as they do everywhere, but here their souls are not being gathered for ascension. Even as frustrated death merchant Charlie Asher tries to stay calm while awaiting a new body, others join forces to figure out what's up, among them giant-sized death merchant Minty Fresh and the Emperor of San Francisco and his dogs, Bummer and Lazarus. What else would you expect as a follow-up to the New York Times best seller A Dirty Job? With a 250,000-copy first printing.

NOVEMBER 2015 - AudioFile

It can be hard to acquire the same narrator for a sequel almost 10 years after the original work, but—lucky for Moore—Fisher Stevens takes up narrating this sequel to A DIRTY JOB. This not only provides continuity for listeners but also results in an outstanding narration as Stevens is perfect for this amusing parodic novel. His deep, raspy voice pulls in listeners while his timing, emphasis, and sometimes deadpan delivery make it an audiobook one doesn’t want to turn off. Moore’s eclectic and curious characters return, with a few additions, to deal with a new after-life dilemma: Someone is stealing souls. But not everyone is ready to help save the world from a fate worse than death. L.E. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173467096
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	08/25/2015
Series:	Death Merchant Chronicles Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	395,793

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