CHRISTOPHER MOORE
A DIRTY JOB
PART ONE
THE SORRY BUSINESS
1
BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH—HE KINDLY STOPPED FOR ME—
2
A FINE EDGE
3
BENEATH THE NUMBER FORTY-ONE BUS
4
THE BETA MALE IN HIS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
5
DARKNESS GETS UPPITY
6
VARIABLE SPEED HEROES
7
THANATOAST
8
A STREETCAR NAMED CONFUSION
9
THE DRAGON, THE BEAR, AND THE FISH
PART TWO
SECONDHAND SOULS
10
DEATH TAKES A WALK
11
THE GIRLS CAN GET A LITTLE DARK AT TIMES
12
THE BAY CITY BOOK OF THE DEAD
13
CRY HAVOC, AND LET SLIP THE GOGS OF WAR!
14
BARKING MAD
15
THE CALL OF BOOTY
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THE CALL OF BOOTY II: REQUIEM FOR A FUCK PUPPET
17
WAS IT GOOD FOR YOU?
18
YO MOMMA SO DEAD THAT…
PART THREE
BATTLEGROUND
19
We’re OKAY, AS LONG AS THINGS DON’T GET WEIRD
20
ATTACK OF THE CROCODILE GUY
21
COMMON COURTESY
22
RECONSIDERING A CAREER IN SECONDHAND RETAIL
23
A FUCKED-UP DAY
24
AUDREY AND THE SQUIRREL PEOPLE
25
THE RHYTHM OF LOST AND FOUND
26
ORPHEUS IN THE STORM SEWER
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BITCH’S BREW
EPILOGUE
Author’s Note and Acknowledgments
About the Author