  We report the detection of a transiting hot Neptune exoplanet orbiting
TOI-824 (SCR J1448-5735), a nearby (d = 64 pc) K4V star, using data from the
\textit{Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite} (TESS). The newly discovered
planet has a radius, $R_{\rm{p}}$ = 2.93 $\pm$ 0.20 R$_{\oplus}$, and an
orbital period of 1.393 days. Radial velocity measurements using the Planet
Finder Spectrograph (PFS) and the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher
(HARPS) spectrograph confirm the existence of the planet and we estimate its
mass to be $M_{\rm{p}}$ = 18.47 $\pm$ 1.84 M$_{\oplus}$. The planet's mean
density is $\rho_{\rm{p}}$ = 4.03$^{+0.98}_{-0.78}$ g cm$^{-3}$ making it more
than twice as dense as Neptune. TOI-824 b's high equilibrium temperature makes
the planet likely to have a cloud free atmosphere, and thus an excellent
candidate for follow up atmospheric studies. The detectability of TOI-824 b's
atmosphere from both ground and space is promising and could lead to the
detailed characterization of the most irradiated, small planet at the edge of
the hot Neptune desert that has retained its atmosphere to date.
