Nora Bird works for S.C.Y.T.H.E. (Secure Collection, Yielding, and Transportation of Human Essences), as someone assigns the actual Reapers to their files. A job that you might think a little strange for a woman who is terrified as death as she is, but at least Nora’s anxiety is secure in the knowledge that she’s doing everything she can to avoid dying. (The question over whether Nora is living or merely existing with this knowledge is not one that ever flashes across her mind.) See, ever […]
“She closed the file and looked out at the sea, regarding it with distrust. It regarded her with the apathy of an ancient life source that didn’t really need to feel any particular way about the opinion of a being with a fraction of its size or lifespan.”
A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Cheating Death: A S.C.Y.T.H.E. Mystery (#2) by Maxie Dara