Killers of a Certain Age: Book 2
Publication Date: March 4, 2025
Four women assassins, senior in status—and in age—sharpen their knives for another bloody good adventure in this riotous follow-up to the New York Times bestselling sensation Killers of a Certain Age.
After more than a year of laying low, Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Natalie are called back into action. They have enjoyed their time off, but the lack of excitement is starting to chafe: a professional killer can only take so many watercolor classes and yoga sessions without itching to strangle someone…literally. When they receive a summons from the head of the elite assassin organization known as the Museum, they are ready tackle the greatest challenge of their careers.
Someone on the inside has compiled a list of important kills committed by Museum agents, connected to a single, shadowy figure, an Eastern European gangster with an iron fist, some serious criminal ambition, and a tendency to kill first and ask questions later. This new nemesis is murdering agents who got in the way of their power hungry plans and the aging quartet of killers is next.
Together the foursome embark on a wild ride across the globe on the double mission of rooting out the Museum’s mole and hunting down the gangster who seems to know their next move before they make it. Their enemy is unlike any they’ve faced before, and it will take all their killer experience to get out of this mission alive.
Billie Webster and her fellow retired assassins are back with a bang in Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn, the second installment of the Killers of a Certain Age Series.
Billie Webster is enjoying retired life in Italy with her beau, Taverner. However, she cannot deny the itch to return to her work for the Museum. So, when a call comes in from the Museum’s interim director, Naomi, Billie jumps at the job. Reuniting with Natalie, Mary Alice, and Helen, Billie must find a killer before the killer finds them. But when the job takes a dangerous turn, death is at their doorstep, and they must finish the job before another life is taken.
Deanna Raybourn could write a menu, and I would be enthralled. Her characters are lovely, and it was so fun to see how they grew from the first novel. I felt much more connected with them as there was an entire book to build upon. I found the job to be a little predictable, but that didn’t make it any less enjoyable. I really enjoyed the glimpses into the past, and I am curious how some of them will make their way into future installments. These books are just like a warm hug, with murder, which is exactly my cup of tea.
Kills Well with Others is an exciting new addition to the series that is a thrill ride from beginning to end.
Deanna Raybourn is the New York Times bestselling author of the Edgar Award–nominated Veronica Speedwell Mysteries, as well as the Lady Julia Grey series and several stand-alone works.
