Killers of a Certain Age is the 60-something lady assassin book we didn't know we needed, but, oh, we needed it. Her latest is a romping, wild delight from start to finish. 'National treasure Deanna Raybourn never fails to enchant with her signature dry wit, sophisticated storylines, slick twists, and smart eccentric women who anchor her books. They're about to teach the Board what it really means to be a woman-and a killer-of a certain age. Now to get out alive they have to turn against their own organization, relying on experience and each other to get the job done, knowing that working together is the secret to their survival. Only the Board, the top-level members of the Museum, can order the termination of field agents, and the women realize they've been marked for death. When the foursome is sent on an all-expenses paid vacation to mark their retirement, they are targeted by one of their own. Now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates what they have to offer in an age that relies more on technology than people skills. Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years.

They've spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine international organization, but now that they're sixty years old, four women friends can't just retire - it's kill or be killed in this action-packed thriller by New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! 'This Golden Girls meets James Bond thriller is a journey you want to be part of.' -Buzzfeed Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that's their secret weapon.

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