For years, Billie Webster and three other women, Helene, Mary Alice, and Natalie, were professional assassins working for a British organization called the Museum. They've retired, but after a massive shake-up when members of the administration tried to kill them, the four women have been called back. Someone has killed an assassin, and the death may be connected to a recent security breach. Worst of all, all four women could be targets because of a case in the past when they took out a Bulgarian. Are they targets of the man's son? They accomplish their goal of killing their target on their Queen Mary 2 trip, but it only grows more complicated with a web that goes back to World War II and art smuggling. Now, as they hide in plain site, and travel across Europe and Asia, they attempt to complete a job they started over thirty years earlier.

Fans of Killers of a Certain Age, will enjoy the return of the four senior assassins whose escapades from the past and present are intermixed in a fast-paced, humorous adventure. The books stand out with the wit and unlikely friendships.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing this book, with my honest review below.

Kills Well with Others was an absolute adventure ride, but the mix of humor and mystery during that adventure made it an exceptional read. Part of a series, I had not read the first book but didn’t feel like it impeded my enjoyment of this book (if nothing else, I’m excited to read the first and learn a bit more about our characters and their careers).

We meet the group of ladies who used to do some CIA type work with a mystery organization called The Museum. Initially created to hunt down Nazis who went into hiding after WW2 and the works of art and valuables that were stolen during the world. As time went on and these criminals died off The Museum focused instead on the continued recovery of art and valuables along with stopping more modern day criminals. Enter our foursome, Billie, Natalie, Helen, and Mary Alice, early workers in the museum who works together and apart. We learn all about these ladies heyday as they have to interrupt their retirement to take on a new mission, stopping a revenge plot targeted on them while sussing out the mole in the Museum who released the classified information that put the target on their heads. These ladies are absolutely hilarious, and felt like a cozy group of old friends instantly. I don’t know how they have the energy or wherewithal to keep the non stop action going but they accomplish that and some pretty stellar problem solving. Throughout the book we also revisit Billy’s career in flashbacks, tracking back her highs and lows.

A fun book, I hope to read more about these ladies in the future. I’d be remiss to leave out that the supporting cast of characters, both friends and lovers, are also well written and act as the perfect interesting foil to our main ladies.

I LOVE this series, and if possible I enjoyed this sequel even more than the first. The characters are so likable and familiar, and I keep wanting to learn more about them. I love the format of switching from past to present in the two different voices- I feel like that gives both stories a different sort of dimension. But what really makes this series stand out is the humor. The writing is witty and hilarious. Love love love this book. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the e-arc.

I so enjoy this series! I was happy to see Deanna Raybourn continue with it. Friendship, excitement...it has it all. I am hoping that there will be a third in the series.

I was so happy to go back to these characters. The first book was great and this one did not disappoint! Another run from danger, avoiding bullets, and protecting those they love while killing off the bad guys. Fun and entertaining!

Literally, I didn’t know that Deanna Raybourn was going to write a sequel to Killers of a Certain Age. So imagine my surprise when I saw Kills Well With Others on NetGalley. I immediately requested, and I am beyond glad that I did.


Kills Well With Others outdid itself. And I am low-key hoping that there is more to the series if possible. I enjoy these female characters so much. Each of them provides so much to the plot and more. Let me give you a brief overview of them and why I love them so much.


-Billie: love her complex personality while she tries her hardest not to fall in love again

Helen: so polished yet so deadly. very happy that she found her groove again after grieving her husband.

Mary Alice: loving the messy personality while she holds onto her family

Natalie: Her boldness is everything and more. You can’t deny it.


All of these ladies make the perfect assassin team that no one can beat. One way or another, they are going to figure out the pieces to the mission. No one is going to kill them without the

A sequel to Killers of a Certain Age. This one was funnier and more action packed. Project Sphinx the first all female squad made up of Billie, Mary Alice, Helen and Natalie. They have been called by Naomi head of the Museum to come out and find a mole in the department and to take wrap up loose ends.

These women will globe trot around the world and enjoy witty banter along the way. You will read of past missions and soon all significant others and pets will be rounded up complete with a chicken.

Sometimes you just can't make this stuff up so go in blind and enjoy this female version of Red with a cross of the Golden Girls. I only hope this series continues.

4.5 Stars

Even better than book one and so very close to being perfect. There was just one particular section that felt muddled and a couple very brief slow spots. Barely matters, it’s so much fun. I’m obsessed.

The older, but nowhere near ancient, retired deadly women assassins are back. I love love love how Raybourn writes these four. She doesn't sideline them into cliches of aging women. No. It's still Golden Girls meets Kill Bill, with all the mental and physical acrobatics included. Occassionally bloody and cold but also witty and charming. And personally, they're still growing, learning, finding themselves, coming to terms with their lives. It just happens amid deadly cat and mouse games across the world.

There are a lot of great locales and plenty of new characters to inhabit them. But there is also the old faces that jump into the fray. The flashbacks are even better this time around. The glimpses at Billie's character in particular are eye-opening but it's how well it all blends with current predicaments that really makes the book shine.

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.

Raybourn returns with another edge of the seat page turner featuring the four women assassins who met working for the "Museum." One of their former coworkers has been killed and one of their own has been burned out of her house so they set out find and eliminate who they believe has targeted them. Disguises and globe trotting take them into and out of danger, spouses and significant others show up, and a live chicken adds a fun twist to a remote train journey. I will definitely be putting this on the staff picks shelf.

Loved this sequel to Killers of a Certain Age. It’s like Red, but full Golden Girls style with retired female assassins who are being hunted and must come out of retirement in a kill or be killed situation. Their interactions are hilarious and their flashbacks to their early killing days are filled with wild tales. I would definitely keep reading these stories if they continue!

This was an excellent book. I love how face paced it was with so much to movement to keep you entertained. I would definitely recommend this book to others as a good read.

With a fast-paced plot that expertly balances humor and tension, this book is a rollicking good time that keeps me on my toes and their witty banter makes every page enjoyable.

The pacing is taut, the action relentless, but it’s the playful banter and sharp-tongued humor that give this thriller its unique edge. Underneath all the mayhem, there’s a satisfying commentary on aging, loyalty, and the itch for adventure, no matter your age. All in all, it’s a deliciously wild ride from start to finish, and these women prove they’ve still got what it takes; lethal, hilarious, and utterly entertaining. Highly going to recommend it.

Our favorite assassins-of-a-certain-age are back for another installment. This time we accompany them to Venice, Montenegro, Egypt, and even another ill-fated cruise. When you kill people who need killing, sometimes their families have inconveniently long memories. Couple that with a mole in the Museum who is selling them out, and the women have to figure out a plan to stay alive with little information and even less preparation time. It's not long before everyone, including significant others and pets, are reunited once again to do their best to keep everyone upright and bullet-free. The spy craft in this one is really fun, including flashbacks where the women disguised themselves as both Playboy bunnies and nannies to the elite. I look forward to exploring more of their interpersonal dynamics as we settle into what will hopefully be a nice long series.

What do you get when you mix four experienced but slightly bored assains, beautiful settings, and a devious new villain? A rollicking good time.

They're back! Picking up shortly after 'Killers of a Certain Age' ended, this sequel follows Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Natalie as they race to discover who might have a little too much information about the Museum and its operatives.

The fast pace and humorous banter made for an enjoyable read, although at times the assisanatians were a bit too graphic for this reader.

Recommended for readers of Richard Osman's books.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for an advanced copy of this book.