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Killers of a Certain Age (Killers of a Certain Age, #1)

Deanna Raybourn

Start date: November 1, 2022

Finish date: November 30, 2022

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Why we're reading this: Chosen by members as a group BotM read for November 2022.
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What Members Thought

Sep 24, 2022 Meera rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, thriller, npr, book-of-the-month, bought2022, 22fav

This was an entertaining novel with elderly, strong female assassins/characters. It wasn't perfect, but it was a fun read, so I'm giving this a 4. ...more

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Oct 20, 2022 Trisha rated it liked it

Shelves: goodreadschoice2022

“I am interested in justice, not the law. There is an unfortunate difference.”

This is a fun, unique story about a band of women, now in their sixties, finally retiring from their life as assassins. That's right, they worked for an organization that targeted bad people and put out the hit on them. They scooped each of these women up when they were young, taugth them well, and then turned them out in to the world. Only now they are attempting to retire, someone doesn't want to quite let them go ye ...more

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Mar 06, 2023 Catsalive rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2023

I love the premise but the tale didn't quite rise to the occasion. It is easy to read & fairly entertaining but it just didn't pull me in, I suppose I was misled by some of the hype. It is good but it should be fabulous.

Four 60-year-old female assassins about to retire find themselves with a price on their heads. I expected more humour, there's certainly scope for it, but it was all told pretty straight. I never felt I got to know any of them very well, except, perhaps, Billie, the narrator. We ...more

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Nov 08, 2022 jossa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2022-fav-reads

The premise is ridiculous. The writing is meh but how can you not love these ladies. I’d put it in a cozy mystery category. If you enjoy those, you’ll love this one. 5 stars for unlikely heroines: The Golden Girls meet Treadstone.

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