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

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Felix is a wonderful man, who is constantly thinking of others, incredibly mannerly, and with a moral compass that never wavers. Part of my detachment from this story is that I never connected with the characters, in particular Felix. It's warm and funny and dark and sad all at the same time, beautifully plotted and paced, and peopled with fabulous, complex characters that have drawn me right into their lives.

We are—well, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn, following on his bestseller World War Z (2006). 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. That’s not what one would expect in a mystery involving assisted suicides, but this book is completely delicious and quite charming. Felix, himself, is a gem of a character, you would like to know him in real life and somehow feel that you do. Without giving too much away, there were several characters who were barely mentioned throughout the novel.A group of volunteers that passively assist someone who suffers from a terminal illness to leave this life. Told primarily through the eyes of Felix, and Calvin, a young police officer, both characters are equally charming and lovable.

It’s full of wit and humour and though there are occasions in the drama that I know i shouldn’t have been laughing but it’s so darned funny and you can’t help yourself. Which is a good thing because I can’t begin to explain why after, (thankfully a short time) of struggling to get into this book I couldn’t put it down. Just as he’s contemplating his future as an Exiteer, the latest one goes terribly wrong and soon Felix and his fellow Exiteer (a brand-new recruit) are on the run.

An investigation starts that includes the dead mans father, son, Felix, the other Exiteer, and some other people. Felix had thought about it for six whole months, because he was not the kind of man to leap before he’d looked, and then looked again – and then possibly commissioned some sort of risk assessment report. Unfortunately at one exit something goes wrong and this unleashes a catastrophic chain of events that challenges Felix and Amanda. 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. For Felix, life just might begin at seventy-five and for Calvin, he becomes more secure in what he is becoming.

I didn't remember the reviews I read of this before plunging in, so I was shocked to discover this was about our modern day society.While Exit contains a number of clever ideas, one of my most significant challenges with the book is one of tone around the premise of the Exiteers. A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. However, this is not the case for Felix Pink, who has taken on the task of being an Exiteer: one who assists others wishing to commit suicide because of their incredible pain and suffering.

When I first started noticing reviews for this book I was fascinated by this most unusual premise and immediately hooked! You see, I worked for a number of years as a hospice nurse, and for my entire nursing career as a cancer nurse, so I’ve seen many manifestations of both life and death at the end of the human lifespan. This one was a perfect read – original, engaging and amusing while still retaining the ‘crime’ aspect that we have come to know and love with Bauer’s writing. By the time they were brought back into the story, I'd forgotten who they were and was mildly confused. The MC’s are 2 men at very different stages but as the story progresses, both begin to reflect on the choices they’ve made.Lots of seemingly irrelevant characters were introduced (some with multiple names), and I started having trouble keeping them straight. I actually enjoyed this book which has fatal and dark concept but with the talents of the author, your reading experience goes smooth.