I really enjoyed this authors previous book, and couldn't wait to read this one.I was not disappointed, in fact I loved it and couldn't read it fast enough.I love her sense of humor and the story and pace of the book were great,and there were some surprises ,it was great.Thanks to the Publishers and Netgalley for an ARC.

With thanks Belinda Bauer, Random House UK, Transworld Publishers and NetGalley for the ARC of Exit.

This is the first book by Belinda Bauer I have read. I intend to read her previous novels now. There are many instances of clever humour intertwined throughout an interesting plot. The character development is wonderful. The beginning of the book challenged and questions the lack of legislation allowing for dignified departures. I didn’t anticipate the ending. It is a great read.

Belinda Bauer returns with more of her offbear and comic crime fiction in which the life of 75 year old widower Felix Pink, a compassionate and good man, becomes derailed when he and 23 year old Amanda let themselves into 3 Black Lane. He is there to perform an act of kindness and charity, to keep a dying man company in his final moments of life. However, to his horror, it all goes catastrophically wrong, with Felix forced to run home as the police turn up. Wracked by guilt, Felix wants to confess, but he needs to care of his beloved scruffy old mongrel, Mabel. He wants to protect Amanda, she is young and doesn't deserve to have her life destroyed by a mistake, he feels propelled to make amends, apologise and to try to understand what happened as he returns to the home of the Canns, the terminally ill Skipper, suffering from cancer and his grandson, Reggie, with their cleaner, Hayley.

Felix hears the voice of his late wife, Margaret, in his head, he still misses her and its to her advice he turns to when he needs to make critical decisions. 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. He finds his handyman skills once again, and begins to play chess in his efforts to do right. Expecting to be imminently arrested, he wants to make sure Mabel will be looked after, this has him breaking the habits of a lifetime as he tasks his neighbour, Miss Knott with this necessary job, unexpectedly finding comfort and friendship in her company. As Felix investigates, could it be that what he thought was a heartbreaking mistake was in fact a deliberate set up?

Calvin Bridge returns, and despite having skills as a detective and proved himself previously to DCI Kirsty King, he made the decision to go back to uniform. He has kept the criminal history of his family secret from his law enforcement colleagues, and is a regular presence in a betting shop. It is Calvin and PC Jackie Braddick who are first on the scene at the home of the Canns, and once again he demonstrates that he is a more than decent detective under Kirsty's leadership, mulling over the fact that this just might be where he belongs. I am a huge fan of Bauer's brand of crime fiction, with her offbeat characters, and a narrative blended with wit and humour. This is a brilliantly entertaining crime read, with a ordinary pensioner at its heart, a Felix who managed to captured my heart as he tries to untangle and get to the bottom of the horror that looks set to destroy his life. I recommend this to fans of Bauer and especially to those who have yet to become acquainted to her fine crime fiction. Many thanks to Random House Transworld for an ARC.

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Its the best book of the year.
Felix Pink, a prisoner has to behave nicely when he gets out in the world but something goes terribly wrong with him. He was going to help in Number 3 Black Lane but after fifteen minutes he's running from the police. The bloke in that house is murdered. But everything is not as simple as it seems. Its hard to write a review without giving spoilers but the main storyline of this book is this. What follows is a series of events that happened in his life.
This is my first book by this author, Belinda Bauer and its brilliant. I would definitely recommend this one.
Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House UK Transworld Publishers for giving me an advance copy.