The worst thing about doing a stakeout is the pressure it puts on your bladder. Unless it leads you into a murder case, that is... Larry Di Palma always wanted to be a detective, but he has to make do with the next best thing: fraud investigation for the Benefits Agency. It’s not glamorous: his suspects are petty fraudsters and his informants are paid from petty cash. The video camera’s always broken and the paperwork’s beyond a joke. But when Larry’s boss orders him to take on a seemingly worthless investigation – and a new and attractive assistant – things take a more serious turn. This isn’t about people disappearing off the unemployment register, it’s about people disappearing without trace. And anyone who stumbles over the reason for it is in danger of going the same way... Can Larry meet his manager’s targets before he becomes a target himself? And when the killers’ identities finally emerge, how can he protect the two young women he has accidentally involved? Noir Fiction comes to the Jobcentre: Death Benefit is cynical, funny and gripping by turns. Don’t let your chance to read it disappear!