A Grim Reaper's Guide to Cheating Death

《死神公司》：為了拯救雙胞胎兄弟而與命運賽跑

諾拉·伯德（Nora Bird）在 S.C.Y.T.H.E. 公司工作，這對於一個像她一樣懼怕死亡的人來說，似乎有點奇怪。但自從她六歲時父母在一場意外中去世後，她就癡迷於避免風險，而還有哪裡能比這間僱用全國死神（grim reapers）的公司，更能讓她學會如何欺騙死亡呢？

這份工作讓諾拉得以瞭解各種「一命嗚呼」的方式，這本來讓她感到安慰……直到有一天，一份檔案出現在她的桌上，上面有個她認識的名字：她雙胞胎哥哥的。

這對雙胞胎已經有六個月沒有說話了，但查理（Charlie）是諾拉僅存的親人。諾拉完全違背了她謹慎的天性，偷走了檔案並逃跑了，一路狂奔到她哥哥的家。她懇求他相信她的話——他的死亡迫在眉睫，於是兩人帶著他的鸚鵡潔西卡（Jessica，牠有很多話要說），上路了。他們試圖逃避死亡，同時也躲避 S.C.Y.T.H.E. 公司，因為查理持續的存在已經打亂了他們收集靈魂的唯一任務。

然而，每當諾拉救了他一次，他檔案中就會出現一個新的死亡原因。有人決心要讓查理「出局」，而諾拉必須運用她所學到關於死亡的一切知識來找出幕後黑手。

When a determined killer targets her brother, a grim reaper risks everything to save him in this delightful cozy mystery.

Nora Bird works for S.C.Y.T.H.E., which might seem odd for someone as terrified of death as she is. But ever since her parents died in an accident when she was six, she's been obsessed with avoiding risk, and what better place to learn how to cheat death than the company that employs the nation's grim reapers?

The work enables Nora to learn all about the myriad ways you can kick the bucket, which is comforting...until one day, a file crosses her desk with a name she recognizes. Her twin brother’s.

The twins haven’t spoken in six months, but Charlie is all Nora has left. Completely against her cautious nature, Nora steals the file and flees, racing to her brother’s house. She begs him to trust her that his death is imminent, and they hit the road (with his parrot, Jessica, who has plenty to say) in an attempt to evade both death and S.C.Y.T.H.E., whose sole mission of collecting souls has been disrupted by Charlie’s continued existence.

Alas, every time Nora saves him, a new cause of death appears in his file. Someone is determined to take Charlie out, and Nora will have to use everything she's ever learned about death to discover the culprit.