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Book Review of Killers of a Certain Age

Killers of a Certain Age
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For the last forty years, Billie, Natalie, Mary Alice, and Helen have worked as assassins for a secret international organization called the Museum. They started out hunting Nazis, but eventually were tasked with taking out arms dealers and despots. Now in their 60's, they are retiring and have been gifted with a cruise to celebrate. When Billie recognizes a man she once worked with posing as a crew member, the girls do a little investigating. It soon becomes apparent that they have been targeted for elimination by the very organization that they worked for.

I loved the humor and the action in this book. The story was told from two timelines. In the current time, the women have to figure out exactly who wants them dead and stay one step ahead of the assassins. Flashback to 1979, when the women were first hired as assassins. There we meet several people who the girls now suspect of putting a target on their backs. I thought the flashbacks were necessary to meet the suspects, but slowed the story down a bit. I loved the current storyline where the women must outsmart the people who want them dead. My rating: 4 Stars.