Another fun adventure with the Museum agents! I enjoyed this one almost as much as the first but felt that the agents weren’t as fully fleshed out in this one and there was a little less character development. I was entertained by their missions and the lengths they had to go to cover up a mission from their past and there was plenty of witty banter. Hoping for more with these women!

The world deserves to have more older female characters kickin' butt & taking names! Thank you Deanna, for writing another fun book that has 4 intrepid older females!

Love these books. The characters are fun and three-dimensional and the book is also well plotted. I would recommend for fans of cozies.

I enjoyed Killers of a Certain Age so much and this sequel did not disappoint!Kills Well with Others was the sequel I didn’t know I needed, and I thoroughly enjoyed being back with this group of badass women.

This time, the team reunites to target a Bulgarian oligarch/mobster. But when their plans go awry, they find themselves on the run hiding from someone else seeking revenge. Their travels are a sensory delight as they make their way to a small island near Venice where they can regroup and plan their strategy. We’re also treated to Venice itself, England, the south of France, and Montenegro, culminating with a thrilling train ride through the mountains of Eastern Europe. As the team works to solve the mystery and uncover a mole at the Museum, there is also a past timeline that highlights prior jobs, including an art smuggling ring.

This page turning mystery was so much fun as I tried to guess what was going on right alongside the women and their assorted partners and coworkers. It’s a fast-paced, action-packed plot that is full of witty dialogue and great female relationships. Highly recommend this one to fans of Killers a Certain Age. Although you don’t necessarily need to have read the first book, I think it might help in getting to know the characters.

3.5 stars: I absolutely adored the first book in the series. While this one was still fun and had a similar vibe, it felt a bit more chaotic. I found myself confused at times, and the narrative transitions felt somewhat abrupt. While I didn’t feel the same connection to the group as I did with the first book, I would still likely pick up more from this author if they continue the series.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I had a fantastic time with this book!! I love female assassin stories and I especially enjoyed that the main assassins in this story are all in their 60s. I had such a good time reading about characters who are supremely capable because they've seen some shit. It was a delight to be back with this cast of characters. This book was a touch more character focused than the first which I didn't mind because I love these women. The humor of the first book was back and I had great fun with these ladies as they traveled across Europe making quips and tracking their target. Hopefully another book is in the works because I love this premise and I'd love to see more of these characters.

KILLS WELL WITH OTHERS by Deanna Raybourn features the same feisty, older female assassins as her Killers of a Certain Age. However, there seems to be a lot more killing and less humor in this sequel. The four women are asked in an unofficial capacity to take out a nefarious killer whose actions are linked to a long ago murder they committed. Raybourn does an excellent job of developing both that backstory and present-day adventures, but the assassins seem less appealing in this outing. A LibraryReads Hall of Fame selection for March, this novel is darker than expected, both in my view and that of other book group members who recommended Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell series instead. I look forward to investigating those titles. 3.5 stars overall

Kills Well With Others is the follow-up novel written by Deanna Raybourn. She wrote Killers of A Certain Age and I just loved that book so I was very excited to get my hands on this newest novel. We get to follow the same cast of characters as they work together to solve another mystery. I so enjoyed getting to catch up with our gang of assassins as they attempted to uncover who is leaking information from their former agency. Their adventures made me laugh as I cheered for them. I’m hoping for a third installment soon in this fun franchise that shows readers to never underestimate the power of older women. Read and enjoy!

I will follow these lady killers wherever they go. We are back for another wonderful adventure with Natalie, Billie, Mary Alice and Helen, plus some assorted friends and loved ones! I love these stories because it's not just one big mystery that takes the whole book to solve, it's a truly cinematic structure with many peaks and valleys along the way. Also, how brave are they to get on another cruise ship after their last experience??

Fully recommended for anyone who likes fun.

This is the second book in Killers of a Certain Age that follows around four older female assassins. I love that they are still badass in their 60s, working as trained killers. This story follows them as they travel around the world trying to figure out who exactly is out to kill them for past kills.

One part I found funny: talk about what the young people call butt dials/booty calls/Netflix and chill.

4,5 Stars
After the events of the last book, Billie, Mary Alice, Helen and Natalie, our beloved sixty+ year-old deadly assassins, have been living a low-key life for the last year, until they get a call from The Museum’s director, Naomi. It seems some of their past files have been leaked and one operative has been murdered. Naomi tasks them with eliminating the threat while they also deal with a possible mole within.

The files leaked paints targets on their backs so they must hunt down the killer lest they be picked off one by one. Their mission takes them on a wild adventure across the globe, crossing the Atlantic to the UK and then all over Europe. It was a fun and exciting ride!

Billie narrates the story in the present and in the past, giving glimpses of the targets and missions in the past that may be part of the threat.

I love the idea of women still being vibrant and deadly in their 60s and these ladies are awesome! They’re each other’s ride-or-die, but that didn’t stop some good-natured squabbling, and the banter cracked me up! Their disguises on the train were hilarious! Nula the chicken was priceless and stole the show! Not sure if we’ll get another mystery with these gals, but I’m so there if we do!

This is the second book in this series and while I haven't read the first book I feel like I was able to get the full grasp of the story. I think that this was a fun story and enjoy that the main characters are a group of older ladies. The mystery elements were up and I liked the flash backs. If you enjoy books from this author before I think you will enjoy this one.

✨ Review ✨ Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn; Narrated by Jane Oppenheimer & Christina Delaine

Thanks to Berkley, PRHAudio and #netgalley for the gifted advanced copy/ies of this book!

They’re baaaaaack! The four ladies of Killers of a Certain Age are back and better than ever! This book takes us across Europe as Billie, Helen, Natalie, and Mary Alice are back on the prowl for someone who is hunting them back.

I loved the sights and scenes of the book - from a cruise ship to a train, from mountains to beautiful islands and Eastern European towns - you get to adventure with these women while you're reading.

The book delves into their relationship more, exploring their friendships and working relationships in the past and present. I loved finding out more about the bonds that hold this group together.

Funny as ever, there are jokes galore, and I love watching how these women interact across the pages. This was so much fun to read!

🎧 The audio narration was excellent, making it so hard to put down. From intonation to accents, the narrators KILLED it!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: thriller, mystery, women's fiction
Setting: across Europe primarily
Length: 10 hours 19 minutes
Reminds me of: book number 1, the Golden Girls as assassins
Pub Date: March 4, 2025

Read this if you like:
⭕️ characters over 60
⭕️ ethical assassins
⭕️ female friends that make each other laugh
⭕️ European sites and adventures

I loves these kicks ladies but think I'm in the minority for finding this book not quite as fun and satisfying as the first one. I really loved the travelogue and the humor, but I felt like the character development got stuck. Will definitely read the next book and hope there's more of what I was looking for!

Our four female assassins are back! This time, they’ve been hired for a covert mission to uncover a mole within their organization and take down a gangster targeting Museum agents.

Everything I loved about Killers of a Certain Age—the witty dialogue, the larger-than-life “mature” female characters, and the engaging writing—can also be found in Kills Well With Others. However, this time, the characters' mission and relationships are even more deeply developed.

I combined the audio version with the physical book and really loved the narration, so I listened to most of the book. The audio is easy to follow, featuring hilarious comedic timing and excellent voices with amazing accents. Highly, highly recommend this format!

Raybourn makes Kills Well with Others accessible to new readers by providing a helpful recap of Killers of a Certain Age, allowing it to be enjoyed as a standalone. The story wraps up neatly without any cliffhangers, so I’m curious if another book is in the works. I’m definitely hoping for more—if there is, count me in! I absolutely love everything about this series! ❤️

Other highlights: side characters, crucial flashbacks, art history

This was a good follow up to the first book in this series, but a lot of the issues I had with the first book, continued into this book. First of all, we didn't need all of the reminders that the women were "so old" because they aren't. It felt weirdly ageist at some points. The way this was written, kept making me think the women were in their 90s, not their 60s. I was also a little bored by the pacing in this one and felt like there needed to be more action and intrigue throughout the story. There were also some weird European references that seemed to miss the mark. They were super strange to read and didn't make a ton of sense.

It was still overall a good book, but I was expecting more.

4.5 stars. A great follow-up to Killers of a Certain Age, the first in this series. Once again, the reader is able to follow the adventures of Billie, Helen, Natalie and Mary Alice, four “retired” professional assassins. And, as much as I enjoyed their adventures in the first book, I may have enjoyed this one even more! Perhaps it is because I had some back story about the characters, which was added to and developed in this novel so that I felt as though I were reading about the newest adventures of some of my friends (if assassins were among my friends!). Replete with great pacing, heart-stopping action, humor, history, and plenty of twists and turns, this was a really enjoyable read. I look forward to the third in this series.

I’ve had this for a while and started it a number of times but just couldn’t get engaged in the story when all of a sudden t it was just what I needed. Murder, mayhem, betrayal-well true it’s like the real world but there was just something delightful with a group of older women setting the world straight. Not sure we need a third title in the series but this was an enjoyable read.

This was SO. MUCH. FUN. I had no idea there was going to be a sequel when I picked up Killers of a Certain Age and it was just an absolute delight to be back with these characters again. Will there be more? Please say there will be more!

I don’t consider myself the biggest fan of cozy mystery, but I enjoyed KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE enough to continue on with this (unexpected) sequel. It was just okay. For sure slower than your typical mystery, and it had its funny moments, but overall I think I’ll forget that I read this a month from now.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.