Waiting for Godalming by Robert Rankin
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When God is found dead in Surrey, the celestial bureaucracy goes haywire, and it's up to private eye Lazlo Woodbine to solve the case. Yes, "Waiting for Godalming" is exactly as blasphemous and hilarious as it sounds. Rankin creates a cosmos in disarray, a heaven sans its CEO, where angels and mortals alike are entangled in the divine whodunit.
For those who thumb through the pages of SFcrowsnest in search of tales that make them chuckle while questioning existence, this novel is the perfect paradoxical blend of sacrilege and reverence, mystery and absurdity.