Exit: The brilliantly funny new crime novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of SNAP

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And all goes well as Felix attempts his last exiting with a new partner, until something goes incredibly wrong, and Felix finds himself on the run from the police. I would definitely recommend this book and at some point I want to go back and read some earlier books by this author. Eventually, there are plenty of twists to keep the reader engaged, to the point where it becomes a little bananas, really.

The story was well-plotted, beautifully paced, and actually managed to throw a couple surprises at me in the end. Meanwhile, DC Calvin Bridge is tasked to work on the murder investigation despite his not normally working as a detective. He lives with Mabel, their dog, makes himself egg with buttered bread soldiers, and keeps things as they always were. One of the strengths in this novel, as in all of her books, are the incredible characters that she introduces us to.

At first I thought this was a story of a future world in which "Exiteers" were individuals going to the beds of the dying to assist with voluntary suicide. Though it was such a unique concept, the pace of the plot was too slow for me and the story quite often got mixed up into several subplots and the actual murder mystery felt neglected.

After urging Amanda to leave so he can take the blame, Felix awaits the police before remembering his dog at home. A group of volunteers that passively assist someone who suffers from a terminal illness to leave this life.The topics discussed in this book were death, euthanasia, loneliness, being old, terminal illness, friendships, etc. The book deals with the controversial topic of assisted suicide but it hardly offered any new insights or any discussion about it at all.

Things go wrong, protocol is not followed by the newcomer, and Felix realizes that they have murdered a man who was not the client that was ready to die.It deserves to be hurt because my wasted grey cells haven’t noticed how a Belinda Bauer wrote amazing books before! Thanks to NetGalley and Grove Atlantic for the preview copy from which I’ve quoted, (so quotes may have changed, of course). Willing to take full responsibility for what has happened, Felix first needs to tie up some loose ends, such as make sure his neighbor will take care of Mabel. Bridge was a plainclothes detective for a brief time, but felt overwhelmed, and went back to being a uniformed cop. Meanwhile, Detective Calvin Bridges, who had been the first responder at the scene, is proving himself to be a proficient investigator.

That’s not to say I did not enjoy the first half which was taught and suspenseful, sadly it went downhill in the second half and I confess I gave up. The sick individuals must assemble the materials and administer the gas themselves, while the Exiteers - who work in pairs - merely sit by the bedside.For Felix, life just might begin at seventy-five and for Calvin, he becomes more secure in what he is becoming. I liked the narration but I think it fell short when it came to the female characters as it was very much like someone putting on a voice in a sketch and it took from the story a little. No stranger to tragedy, he is lonely, a widower with only his little dog Mabel for company, his forays with the Exiteers were really his only social interactions. There was a particularly hilarious scene between Felix and a police officer, which had me waking my poor husband, in the middle of the night, with my giggles. I liked the protagonist and his adventures but at the same time, I don’t think the author fully utilised the potential this book has.