EXIT by Belinda Bauer

 Wonderfully entertaining yet deep and profound all at the same time. With characters having names like Felix Pink and Shifty Sands, you could well think this is a bit of a comedy. But it isn't, well, it is in a very dark way. This writer is clever enough to tie in the important and current ethical issue of choice about one's end of life, with the most human like characters who grow and evolve as the plot goes, and finally with a plot that twists, twines and has surprises galore. It is a gem to read. 

Felix Pink is an Exiteer. Not a musketeer, although there are distinct similarities! Felix, aka John in Exiteer world, is one of a small group of people who assist people wishing to end their lives. They don't actually do the deed, but sit and be a companion to their clients. A task that requires some strong nerves, deep compassion and patience. Until one day Felix and his Exiteer partner, the much younger Amanda realise that unwittingly, the wrong person in the house they are in has died. A truly intriguing and alarming premise that poses so many questions about this well-argued issue. 

The police become involved, naturally, with lead investigator PC Calvin Bridge at the helm. Calvin has his own life issues going on, the highlight of his day being the local betting shop and the somewhat dodgy characters who pass their days there. So many great and intriguing characters.  Felix must stay one step ahead of the police, and yet he knows that something is not quite right with the people in the house where the wrong client died. So many inconsistencies....  how can he solve all this without being caught?

Wonderful book, loved it. Can totally imagine this as a darkly funny British comedy-drama.