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A Dirty JobChristopher MooreGrim Reaper, book 1

Characters in A Dirty Job

8 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Charlie Asher

    A neurotic San Francisco secondhand-shop owner and new father who is drafted into work as a Death Merchant, collecting objects that hold souls.

    Also in Secondhand Souls

Supporting characters

  • Rachel Asher

  • Sophie Asher

    Charlie's newborn daughter, whose birth sets his new life in motion.

  • Minty Fresh

    A tall, impeccably dressed record-store owner who is another Death Merchant and Charlie's guide to the job.

  • Ray Macy

    A retired cop who works in Charlie's shop.

  • Jane Asher

    Charlie's sister, who helps him look after his daughter.

  • Lily Severo

    A goth teenager who works in Charlie's shop.

  • Alphonse Rivera

    A San Francisco police detective who grows suspicious of Charlie.