Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

Gilda is a worrier and cannot stop thinking about death. After seeing a flyer advertising therapy, Gilda finds herself at a local Catholic church. Despite being an atheist and a lesbian, she accepts a position as the receptionist. The person previously in the job, an older woman named Grace, has recently passed away. Gilda soon finds herself impersonating Grace through an email communication with one of Grace's friends, Rosemary, because Gilda can't bear to tell Rosemary that Grace has died. After it appears that Grace might have been murdered, Gilda also attempts to discover who killed Grace. Gilda is a tenderhearted yet fragile protagonist in this interesting debut novel. It will be published next month.