Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by eshulok
Exit by Belinda Bauer
5.0
The first two Bauer books I read had teenage male protagonists dealing with traumatic childhoods. Exit is very different.
I think Exit could be categorized as a cozy mystery. The protagonist is an amateur sleuth, there is no real graphic content either sexual or violent, and Bauer injects subtle humor into the story that I didn't find in the previous novels I've read by her. But I enjoyed this more than other cozy mysteries.
The main character is Felix Pink who volunteers to sit with terminally ill patients who've chosen to end their lives, which is legal where he lives. So long as he doesn't provide the implement of death or help the client in any way to end their life.
However, things go wrong on a job and it's not clear if it's a horrible mistake, murder or a set up. Felix sets out to learn the truth.
Meanwhile, PC Calvin Bridge is part of the team investigating the incident and some of the story is told from his perspective. And some of the story is told from the perspective of Reggie, the son of the man who dies.
The story unfolds through chapters alternating from different points of view and includes a cast of supporting characters. You can guess the solution to the mystery as you read, but not the how, and not the why at first.
Having recently lost my mother several months after she suffered a devastating stroke, the premise of the book gave me a lot to think about in terms of autonomy, suffering, and dying on one's own terms.
I think Exit could be categorized as a cozy mystery. The protagonist is an amateur sleuth, there is no real graphic content either sexual or violent, and Bauer injects subtle humor into the story that I didn't find in the previous novels I've read by her. But I enjoyed this more than other cozy mysteries.
The main character is Felix Pink who volunteers to sit with terminally ill patients who've chosen to end their lives, which is legal where he lives. So long as he doesn't provide the implement of death or help the client in any way to end their life.
However, things go wrong on a job and it's not clear if it's a horrible mistake, murder or a set up. Felix sets out to learn the truth.
Meanwhile, PC Calvin Bridge is part of the team investigating the incident and some of the story is told from his perspective. And some of the story is told from the perspective of Reggie, the son of the man who dies.
The story unfolds through chapters alternating from different points of view and includes a cast of supporting characters. You can guess the solution to the mystery as you read, but not the how, and not the why at first.
Having recently lost my mother several months after she suffered a devastating stroke, the premise of the book gave me a lot to think about in terms of autonomy, suffering, and dying on one's own terms.