Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Four female assassins are taking a luxury cruise to celebrate their retirement from an extra-governmental organization referred to as the Museum. However, they soon discover they are the subject of a kill order. A game of cat and mouse ensues as they race to stay alive and clear their name.

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September 2022; Berkley; 978-0593200681
audio, ebook, print (368 pages); suspense

If you are looking for a fun mystery and missed this one when it came out last fall, now is the time to remedy the situation. Killer of a Certain Age would get a great book to toss in your beach bag this summer.

Told mostly from Billie's point of view, the story flashback to when the women were first recruited. At first, I thought the flashbacks were there mostly to give backstories to the characters so that the reader would connect with them. But pay attention as there are clues to the present-day storyline.

I have to admit that the plot reminded me of a movie and it drove me crazy because I couldn't remember what the movie was called (I didn't watch it but the trailers played a lot). So I Googled it, of course. Now the movie I was thinking about didn't come up, but another movie with a very similar-sounding plot did: Polar (2019) starring Mads Mikkelsen and Vanessa Hudgens. (I'm pretty sure the movie I'm thinking of starred Morgan Freeman - if you know what movie I'm trying to remember please leave a comment)

I've read a couple of Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell and while I found them enjoyable, I enjoyed Killer of a Certain Age more. 

I loved the characters. The women are in their 60s and they were the first all-female team of assassins.  They've paid their dues and they know it. In between action sequences (and sometimes in the middle) there are moments of humor. I loved how they improvised and the creative methods they used. It kind of reminded me of the old spy shows I watched as a kid (like Get Smart). It is just fun.

There isn't a lot of depth to the story but the book is entertaining. If you are putting together your vacation reading list, be sure to put this book at the top.

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Donna Huber is an avid reader and natural encourager. She is the founder of Girl Who Reads and the author of how-to marketing book Secrets to a Successful Blog Tour.

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