Secondhand Souls: A Novel

Christopher Moore

Aug 2015 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

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 . . .

Ratings and reviews

Highly anticipated with the best of Moore’s humor threaded throughout, “Secondhand Souls” is a must read for anyone who enjoyed “A Dirty Job.” While I did enjoy “Souls” as a whole, there were moments of the book that seemed to dip and drag, as if with no direction. Despite this, readers will chuckle and be sure to have a ton of fun! ***Many, many, MANY thanks to HarperCollins & Edelweiss for a galley to be used for honest bookseller/ review purposes***

If you enjoyed Christopher Moore's other books, you'll like this one. If you are unfamiliar with his work, start with an earlier book of his. You'll enjoy it if you like wry and sometimes goofy humour. Think he needs some new ideas soon though.

I absolutely LOVE Chrisopher Moore !!!! All his book are so funny , so hard to put down once you've started reading ;) I recommend any of his books to everyone who has a sence of humor & enjoys a good laugh .

About the author

Christopher Moore is the author of eighteen previous novels, including Razzmatazz, Shakespeare for Squirrels, Noir, Secondhand Souls, Sacré Bleu, Fool, and Lamb. He lives in San Francisco, California.