By the acclaimed author of Knife Music, (Overlook, 2010) The Big Exit is a suspenseful crime novel that keeps the surprises coming right up to the end. Richie Forman is fresh out of prison. By night, he impersonates Frank Sinatra in San Francisco's lounges and corporate parties. But then his ex-best friend - the man who stole his fiancee while he was in prison - is found dead in his garage, and Richie is the prime suspect. In a murder mystery with sharp twists and turns, Carnoy weaves his characters like a master.