They’ve spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine international organization, but now that they’re sixty years old, four women friends can’t just retire – it’s kill or be killed in this action-packed thriller.īillie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years. I also wouldn’t mind seeing it get adapted into another format, as I think that would be a blast.Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that’s their secret weapon.

Honestly, I wouldn’t mind another book or two. While Killers of a Certain Age is a fully contained novel, I could see this becoming a successful series. One case, in particular, is still giving me the chills, though that has more to do with the setup (you’ll know which one I’m talking about when you get there, I promise). Every task they take is full of careful planning, and I love that we got to see a little bit of that. It explained just how good these women are at their jobs. Likewise, Raybourn isn’t afraid to get detailed when it comes to the battles being fought, and I do mean that literally. Killers of a Certain Age has a lot of humorous elements, despite all the action and sometimes graphic violence. It also helps to explain the situation she and her allies are in. The two pieces help to explain the whole of her character. There’s the present, and there’s the past – back when she was in training or active duty. This novel is told mainly from Billie’s perspective, though in two points of time. If you’re in the mood to read about four lethal ladies, it’s time to tune in. Wow! Killers of a Certain Age is a breath of fresh air! This novel flips so many assassin tropes on their heads and has fun with the concept overall. “Only women are ever called persnickety,” Mary Alice said. To survive, they will have to pick up their deadly tools again and get to work. It doesn’t take long for these four to realize that somebody from their organization is out to get them. Naturally, that is not how things are about to play out. They’ve done their service – they’ve killed bad people and made the world a safer place because of it. Now they’re reaching sixty years old it is time for them to finally retire. Their names are Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie. But how often have we read about female assassins on the brink of retirement? If this is something you feel should be remedied immediately, pick Killers of a Certain Age, written by Deanna Raybourn.įour women have been assassins for the last forty years. We hear all sorts of stories about assassins and how they’re dark and brooding.

Killers of a certain age review