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

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This group consists of a pair of individuals who will go and sit with someone and comfort them in their final moments/hours.

The book deals with the controversial topic of assisted suicide but it hardly offered any new insights or any discussion about it at all. Elderly Felix Pink, whose wife fought a years long battle with dementia, has been recruited into a secret society who help the terminally ill put a painless end to themselves. Calvin grows a lot throughout this book, both in his personal life and in the faith he has in his own skill at his job. In fact, I think by the end, the reader will get a taste of everyone’s viewpoint, including the villain’s. Enter the local law enforcement, featuring Calvin, a young uniformed policeman, who failed his one try at being a plainclothes officer.

Thank you to NetGalley, Belinda Bauer and Atlantic Monthly Press for this free digital ARC, in exchange for my honest opinion! Elderly (but not geriatric) widower Felix is on an assignment with his new partner, Amanda, as an Exiteer. A volcanic eruption is quite another, for, as the journalist who does a framing voice-over narration for Brooks’ latest puts it, when Mount Rainier popped its cork, “it was the psychological aspect, the hyperbole-fueled hysteria that had ended up killing the most people. Right after he completes his 28th assignment, along with newbie Amanda, he realizes there’s been a horrible mistake.

His grief for the loss of his son, Jamie, knows no bounds, all friends have disappeared from his life, socially awkward, he has become a loner. That’s not what one would expect in a mystery involving assisted suicides, but this book is completely delicious and quite charming. The patient fumbles the gas cylinder and Amanda instinctively retrieves it - thus committing a crime.Now Felix lives in Devon with his dog Mabel, who shoots withering looks and piddles in the house if Felix is delayed at walk time.

Felix makes a clever getaway, and thinking the whole incident over later on, fears he and Amanda were set up. Many things are not as they seem in this novel, which is very funny, with quirky characters and unexpected situations. Whereas I loved the premise of this, and the idea was such a unique concept, it was a little too slow moving for me. I hesitate to say any more without spoilers, so let me say that all this is just the beginning of the book. While you are awaiting the publication of this novel on February 2nd, I can highly recommend both “Snap” and “Rubbernecker” by this author.Felix was one hell of a funny man at times, I loved his character and his retorts plus the narrator took on a great voice for him. Calvin Bridge is an interesting character, saddled with a criminal family from whom he’s estranged, he likes a bet but he’s not very good at it and he’s struggling to find his niche in the force. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club , this is the page-turning, twisty, and often hilarious new crime novel from bestselling author Belinda Bauer. A group of volunteers that passively assist someone who suffers from a terminal illness to leave this life. Just remember to keep that personal-ethical-political box locked up tight and have some patience for the ride.