I was worried this wouldn't live up to my love for book 1, but it sure did!!! These characters are so well done, and despite having a memory like a sieve, I fell right back into their lives. This plot was amazing, I loved the cruise ship setting and the social commentary as always!!!

Warning - this is not a cozy mystery. When I read the first book in this series, Killers of a Certain Age, I thought it was going to be a cozy similar to The Thursday Murder Club.. and I was oh so wrong. This is more of a thriller? Suspense? There is blood, there is murder, it is a not over the top graphic but definitely not cozy.

I read Killers of a Certain Age about a year ago and really enjoyed it—but I have to say, Kills Well with Others took this series to a whole new level for me. Once again, the four ex-hitwomen find themselves forced out of retirement, this time to avoid becoming targets themselves after crossing paths with a dangerous family on one of their earliest missions.

Their bond is at the heart of the story: complicated at times, yet rooted in unwavering trust and loyalty. We get to see their relationships with their significant others as well since they are dragged along into hiding.

If you love suspenseful action, whip-smart banter, and a tightly-knit group of strong female leads, Kills Well with Others will definitely hit the mark.

Think Charles Angels meets Golden Girl - no really. Suspenseful spy story with perfect spy humor. You will be quickly engaged in the plot as there are several murders to follow along with and some extraordinary things the main characters are doing.

This was a fun read, and a great installment to the series (which I didn't realize there would be one?!)

Thank you NetGalley and Berkley/Penguin Random House for my ARC!

I love stories with strong female characters, especially when they are “older” gals. These women have to find a killer before it finds them. Various personalities make this team interesting.

This book is a suspenseful spy story that is dotted throughout with humor. Readers will be quickly engaged in a plot that is inhabited by familiar mature female character archetypes doing extraordinary things. The book describes several murders, yet it is almost a comedic romp due to the dialogue and comradery between the main characters.
This book (and the series) is a fun read that will be popular with many readers.

I absolutely loved Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn and found it even better than the first book! Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Natalie’s return to action was packed with clever twists, humor, and heart-pounding suspense that kept me hooked from start to finish. The plot was delightfully intricate, with global stakes and a perfect balance of action and wit that showcased why these women remain at the top of their game—even if they joke about retirement. My only disappointment is the bittersweet tone of the ending, which suggests this might be the last installment in the series. If that’s the case, the quartet certainly goes out on a high note, leaving me both thoroughly entertained and wanting more. Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher, for the chance to read this incredible book!

This followup to Killers of a Certain Age is just as much fun, and readers of the first book will be very happy to see this. However, it is truly a standalone, so no prior reading required to enjoy this. Perfect for fans of the Thursday Murder Club series, and for the many viewers who have enjoyed Ted Danson's Netflix series, The Inside Man.

Another welcome foray into the lives of 4 irrepressible older women who take on the really bad guys while sharing a closeness and friendship only 40+ years and a dangerous profession can produce. Great characters, beautifully described locales, tense action, and satisfying conclusion.

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley/Penguin Random House for the ARC to read and review.

The Golden Girls meets Charlie's Angels. Despite being in their 60s, the four female assassins are still evolving and growing. They are smart, sassy and sexy. I do like the recommendations for using common household items as killing or torture tools. Also, I would like Taverner if Billie is finished with him. A worthy sequel to the first book.

As a huge fan of Killers of a Certain Age I was so incredibly excited to be back in the world of Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie as they partner with "The Museum" once again. This book however just didn't live up to the first story for me. While I loved being back in the world and getting to hear from some of my favorite characters, I don't feel this story had the same qualities that made Killers of a Certain Age so page turning. I think its a great quick read and a fun follow up if you are a huge fan of the first book, but it wouldn't be able to stand alone for me personally!


Thank you to @berkleyromance for the advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and I am leaving this review voluntarily #berkley #berkleypartner

Kills Well with Others is the second in the Killers of a Certain Age series. I loved the first book. This one was fun, but was missing the spark to take it to the highest level of enjoyment. Don’t be fooled into thinking that because the main characters are “of a certain age” that is going to be a cozy mystery. There’s plenty of blood and gore.
The four senior assassins are back again when they are targeted by the family of a previous target. The book moves at a brisk pace, with lots of action and snarky humor. But there’s also a fair amount of pathos as Billie tries to learn to trust.
The book is told from Billie’s perspective, but the reader gets a great feel for each of the gals. I loved the interaction between them as things aren’t always hunky dory between them. Raybourn excels when she spends time on these friendships. I had to google how old Raybourn was, as she has a great feel for what it’s like to be over 60. (FYI, she’s not there yet.)
This is a smart thriller that has you thinking about when someone deserves killing.
I think this book would work best if you’ve read the first book in the series.
My thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for an advance copy of this book.

Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn brings four senior female assassins back to work at what they do best, getting rid of evil people Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Natalie are ready to get back to work and as their past and present work seems to be coinciding, it takes all of their skills to complete the mission. These books have believable and loveable protagonists, lots of fun locations and of course, lots of killing. It is good to see older women who may be a bit slower but still able to kill with the best. This was a very entertaining sequel and I hope not the last we see of Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Natalie.

4.5 stars. This is such a great successor to Killers Of A Certain Age. Both books are fun, and the characters are so easy to root for and love. I enjoyed the pace and the many different locations. It feels well researched and is just a super entertaining read. Older women can still be bad ass and sharp! Thanks for this ARC from #netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

This book is amazing and I loved it more than the first. You cant help but enjoy these older woman being hit women. I cant wait to read more by this author

The gang is back after a brief rest. A job has come back to haunt them so they are pulled from retirement to continue to clear their names. Billie is learning to love, Helen is learning to love again, Natalie will never stop being a man eater and Mary Alice is just trying to keep her wife happy. The action is fast, the dialogue is witty, and the settings are vivid. It's a perfect sequel that I never knew I needed. But it does make me hungry for even more.

Raybourn's second installment in her series following the near geriatric assassins hits all the notes (plus a few new ones) that made the first one so enjoyable. I love Raybourn's ability to capture a place despite constantly changing settings in her international capers. She leaves you there to get the sense of the place, the people, the vibe of how it moves, just long enough to move the story where it needs to go before you're swept along somewhere new.

I love these books and the fact that the second was just as much fun as the first has me going back through the author's catalogue to see what other gems could be hiding there. Highly recommend.

I was hoping that Raybourn was going to bring back Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Nat for another adventure and now we have Kills Well With Others! In this one, the ladies' boss, Naomi, is dealing with a new baby and the changes to her Museum division while she was on leave. In the midst of the recent murder of a retired Museum agent, Naomi enlists our heroes on the side to kill the person she believes responsible, only to find out that things are not what they seem and the women and those that they love are in danger. I enjoyed this one even more than the first with all of the interesting locales, the fact that we got to see all of the characters interact with their loved ones, and the flashbacks about Billie and how she grew to be the person that she is. I will be recommending this title highly. A big thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for the early access in exchange for my honest opinion. 4.5 big stars

The retired assassins are back in their next adventure. I love the writing of Rayburn and how she includes the datils of aging without making the whole adventure about the aging of the women.

Golden Girls meets Charlies Angels, with the physical and mental wit of both sets. Occasionally bloody and cold but also witty and charming. They're still mentally growing, learning, finding themselves, coming to terms with their lives. It just happens amid deadly cat and mouse games across the world and leads them to saving and opera singer in Italy and having a show down on a cruise and a train.

Some new characters make their way into this book and we have some flashbacks and old characters making a return appearance.

Overall, the pacing and action, humor and heart, and the friendships and history, all come together to create a must read addition to this fantastic series.

Thank you to Deanna Raybourn, Berkley Publishing, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ebook in exchange for an honest review.

This is the second installment in Deanna Raybourn's series that begins with Killers of a Certain Age. The main characters of this fictional series are 60-something year-old retired hitwomen who worked for many decades for an organization that you've never heard of that rids the world of very bad people.

I love that the main characters' personalities are fully fleshed out for the reader to fit right into their bickering, complicated friendships and yet we watch from the wings as characters in the story meet these seemingly unimportant, uninteresting middle-aged women who are frequently underestimated! I also love the exotic scenery, the complex plot told in multiple timelines, and the fact that the bad guys go down in the end! I highly recommend this series to every woman of a certain age!

Billie and the girls are back together when it appears that someone has leaked information about them from the agency they were assassins for and are now retired from. A wonderful read full of adventure, murder and fun. It showcases the power of female friendships.