Book ~ "Exit" (2020) Belinda Bauer

From Goodreads ~ 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.

Felix is a 75-year-old widower whose world is very small ... he has no friends or a life, just a dog named Mabel. He is volunteer Exiteer ... when people want to end their lives on their own terms, he keeps them company, which he has done many times. He's not allowed to help them in any way ... just give them peace and comfort that they aren't dying alone and take away any evidence. With his last assignment, Felix discovers the wrong person passed away as he and a new Exiteer sat with him. He wants to make it right and find out how this mistake could have happened.

I liked the writing style and the dark humour ... what an interesting and different angle for a story! It's a convoluted tale with lots of twists and turns but it was a fun ride. It's written in third person perspective with a focus on where the action is ... including with Felix, Calvin (one of the investigating police officers) and Reggie (the son of the deceased). It was interesting to see Felix go from just having Mabel as his companion to having to open up and include others. The author is English so there were terms I wasn't familiar with. There was also a gambling side story which went over my head as I don't gamble. As a head's up, there is swearing and violence.