Exit

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

By: Belinda Bauer

Narrated by: Tim McInnerny

Brought to you by Penguin.

The sensational new crime novel from the bestselling author of SNAP

IT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE MURDER . . .

Pensioner Felix Pink is about to find out that it’s never too late . . . for life to go horribly wrong.

When Felix lets himself in to Number 3 Black Lane, he’s there to perform an act of kindness and charity: to keep a dying man company as he takes his final breath . . .

But just fifteen minutes later Felix is on the run from the police – after making the biggest mistake of his life.

Now his routine world is turned upside down as he tries to discover what went wrong, while staying one step ahead of the law.

Exit is the heart-pounding, heart-breaking, and often hilarious new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Belinda Bauer.

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'Belinda Bauer's fiction teems with life.'
Daily Telegraph

'No one writes crime novels like Belinda Bauer.'
C. L. Taylor

©Belinda Bauer 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Critic reviews

Such warmth and wit.

A crime novel . . . but not as you know it.

Beady-eyed yet tender, it resembles a collaboration between Agatha Christie and Muriel Spark.

Fresh, funny, flawless: EXIT is a joy from start to finish.

Charming, intensely human . . . and very suspenseful. I loved it.

EXIT is ingeniously plotted and every word is perfect. It’s a rare book that has you turning the pages impatiently, desperate to solve the mystery, all the while never wanting it to end because it’s such a joy to read. Felix Pink is the most loveable killer in recent fiction.

Twisty, brilliantly plotted and funny too. Felix Pink is a wonderful character and I just wanted to hug him. (He'd be horrified!)

Cleverly plotted, touching and funny.

EXIT is the perfect antidote to the nervy gloom of this shut-down world. 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. Felix is fast becoming one of my favourite fictional characters.

This darkly funny crime novel has possibly the most unique concept I've come across: 75-year-old Felix is part of a network called the Exiteers, who sit with people who have chosen to end their lives. Except on his most recent mission, something goes wrong and Felix finds himself on the run for murder. For fans of Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie books.

An unexpected delight

Following India Knight’s nudge to read this book in her Sunday Times column, I tried it. What a wonderful performance of this delightful book. Funny with dry humour, kind, caring, empathetic, and a mystery to unravel, what should be a sad subject was completely uplifting. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Excellent

Loved this book. So funny and heart warming. What a talented writer. Narrator outstanding . Thanks

Light Crime Storyline with Endearing characters

What an awesome book! I took a chance as this is not an author I have read before and have not regretted the purchase. I could not stop listening to this and am now bereft that it’s over.😀
The characters are endearing and and the narrator brought them to life. Excellent and absorbing storyline. I will certainly be looking out for other novels by this author. This is highly recommended and I will be buying hard copies of this to hand out to friends.

Good Book - Terrible Narration of Female Voices

The narrator's female voices are woeful. Makes the book unlistenable. I returned it and read on Kindle instead.

Not for me

Very sad not funny at all. Did not like the topic or the book. Writing and narration are ok.