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A review by jacki_f
Exit by Belinda Bauer
3.0
Lonely widower Felix is a member of a volunteer group who help terminally ill people to take their own lives. His role doesn't entail any active involvement, merely sitting with them in their final moments and then removing the evidence after they die (so their families can remain unaware). But one day he and a fellow volunteer inadvertently assist the wrong person to die, and now he is a fugitive in a murder investigation.
I adored Felix, an endearing character who feels like he stepped out of an Anne Tyler novel and into a Kate Atkinson one. I also like the quiet humour with which Bauer writes - early on, a bumblebee drones by heavily "as if it were in the wrong gear". But as a mystery, this is a bit all over the place - so many strands and red herrings that it gets a little annoying. If you liked [b:The Thursday Murder Club|46000520|The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)|Richard Osman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582287822l/46000520._SY75_.jpg|70861405], this has many of the same feels, but I struggle with the disparity between the plot and the jovial tone. And as with Thursday Murder Club, I find bumbling and simplistic cops irritating.
I adored Felix, an endearing character who feels like he stepped out of an Anne Tyler novel and into a Kate Atkinson one. I also like the quiet humour with which Bauer writes - early on, a bumblebee drones by heavily "as if it were in the wrong gear". But as a mystery, this is a bit all over the place - so many strands and red herrings that it gets a little annoying. If you liked [b:The Thursday Murder Club|46000520|The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)|Richard Osman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582287822l/46000520._SY75_.jpg|70861405], this has many of the same feels, but I struggle with the disparity between the plot and the jovial tone. And as with Thursday Murder Club, I find bumbling and simplistic cops irritating.