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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
I loved this book. And I lent it to my Dad and he loved it too
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Reading chapter one, I thought I would not enjoy this book - it seemed quite grim. But it soon developed into an enjoyable black comedy, and unlike some black comedies it had a satisfying and touching ending.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, Murder
75 year old Felix is an Exiteer. He sits with terminally ill people who want to end their own lives, but does nothing to assist them. But when he is teamed up with a new Exiteer something goes terribly wrong and Felix finds himself on the run from the police.
This is such a lovely, charming book. despite the fact that it is a crime novel. I defy anyone not to fall in love with Felix (and his delightful dog, Mabel), who is a real gentleman, honest and honourable. The story is told from the POV of Felix, and also Calvin, a uniformed police officer who is reluctantly seconded into CID for this case. The plot is very clever and filled with humour (I loved the police interview near the end - pure farce!) despite it's sensitive subject of assisted dying.
The narration by Tim McInnerny was perfect.
This is such a lovely, charming book. despite the fact that it is a crime novel. I defy anyone not to fall in love with Felix (and his delightful dog, Mabel), who is a real gentleman, honest and honourable. The story is told from the POV of Felix, and also Calvin, a uniformed police officer who is reluctantly seconded into CID for this case. The plot is very clever and filled with humour (I loved the police interview near the end - pure farce!) despite it's sensitive subject of assisted dying.
The narration by Tim McInnerny was perfect.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A charming little tale, reminiscent of the farcical nature of Greek new comedy. Perhaps it wasn’t the best time for me to be reading it, though I liked the characters.
Rather unevenly paced, but charmingly quirky mystery.
We start the book by following Felix, an elderly widower, who after watching his wife slowly pass away, chose to become an Exiteer. An Exiteer helps those who want a peaceful "exit" from a terminal illness. He goes to a job with a new assistant, Amanda, and things go badly wrong.
Felix at first is ready to wait for the police and to face the music, but then gets thoroughly distracted by who is going to feed his dog and other loose ends, ending with him fleeing the police. When he has more time to think, the question of was this an accident or a setup comes to the fro.
There are a couple of different POV characters throughout the book, but Felix is my favourite. He genuinely wants to do the right thing but is rather naive. This mix of traits leads him into more and more trouble.
The pacing slows right down in the middle of the book with several subplots and characters being introduced. While they do end having a connection to the murder, it does make it feel neglected till the end of the book. The book also took a rather shallow look into assisted suicide.
Overall the book is a cosy and quirky mystery, with a nice amount of humour and some well-written characters.
We start the book by following Felix, an elderly widower, who after watching his wife slowly pass away, chose to become an Exiteer. An Exiteer helps those who want a peaceful "exit" from a terminal illness. He goes to a job with a new assistant, Amanda, and things go badly wrong.
Felix at first is ready to wait for the police and to face the music, but then gets thoroughly distracted by who is going to feed his dog and other loose ends, ending with him fleeing the police. When he has more time to think, the question of was this an accident or a setup comes to the fro.
There are a couple of different POV characters throughout the book, but Felix is my favourite. He genuinely wants to do the right thing but is rather naive. This mix of traits leads him into more and more trouble.
The pacing slows right down in the middle of the book with several subplots and characters being introduced. While they do end having a connection to the murder, it does make it feel neglected till the end of the book. The book also took a rather shallow look into assisted suicide.
Overall the book is a cosy and quirky mystery, with a nice amount of humour and some well-written characters.
The mystery itself was mediocre, but the characters were lovable. Hard to imagine describing a murder mystery as “cute” or funny, but it was both, and charming. If this were a series, I would definitely read it.
Got it in a two for one deal and was not expecting much, but throughout it enjoyed it more and more.