I have been working on a novel for a while in which one of the main focuses of the plot revolves around the main character's unusual side job.
He helps people he meets on suicide websites kill themselves, but instead of simply aiding he is the one who actually kills them. The people who he does this for are people who are suicidal and want to die, but have certain religious misgivings about the very act of suicide, and so he steps in and perfroms the deed himself, allowing them to die with a clear conscience and avoid eternal damnation.
I know this is a little similar to that assasin character in the sin city graphic novels, but could someone tell me if this idea has been used before in other novels?
He helps people he meets on suicide websites kill themselves, but instead of simply aiding he is the one who actually kills them. The people who he does this for are people who are suicidal and want to die, but have certain religious misgivings about the very act of suicide, and so he steps in and perfroms the deed himself, allowing them to die with a clear conscience and avoid eternal damnation.
I know this is a little similar to that assasin character in the sin city graphic novels, but could someone tell me if this idea has been used before in other novels?
