Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn
Killers of a Certain Age #2
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
March 4, 2025- Berkley
ARC

Review by Angela

Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Natalie are back and this time they are tasked by the head of the Museum, Naomi Ndiaye, to assassinate the son of the man who they took out years ago. Naomi believes there is a mole within the organization and that this man may be out for revenge over the death of his father. So, these killers of a certain age set out to do what they do best. Finding and killing their target is relatively easy, but afterward quickly realize that there is another baddie after them and they need to figure out who it is before they or their loved ones are hurt.

Despite several years between jobs, and some badly needed downtime for the ladies, they jump into action rather quickly. They are a team, and after forty years within the organization, work well together. They might snipe and joke with each other, but each have their strengths and weaknesses, and they all know what those are. They are also friends who have a deep bond and know each other extremely well.

There are flashback scenes to previous jobs, but as I enjoy that type of storytelling and those time jumps lent understanding to the current day shenanigans, they didn’t bother me at all. The action takes place all over Europe, and it gets intense while Billie, Natalie, Mary Alice, and Helen are working to figure out the who is after them. Once they identify the culprit the action and fight scenes pick up even more.

I do enjoy the peeks into each of the women’s lives. Billie’s relationship with Taverner, Mary Alice and her wife’s marriage, and Helen working to get over the death of her husband and move on with someone new. I liked the back and forth between these women where you can sense that their closeness. I about had a mini heart attack at the end when I feared one of these women might not make it to future stories. (So glad to be wrong).

All in all, a highly enjoyable read.

Grade- B