Killers Of A Certain Age

Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Watching them operate on several levels simultaneously is terrific fun: They might look like Disney-sweatshirt, fanny-pack wearing lady tourists in ponchos, offering help to a lost person, but they're also using that cover of "ignorable person" to manipulate guards into miscounting the total number of people that came in and out so they can hide overnight without being spotted. My credentials are right there, " he adds, pointing to the laminated ID clipped to his shirt. If you like dry wit, mature characters, and plenty of action then this is definitely a book to consider reading. Her hands don't shake and her eyes don't dart around. Billie opens her mouth to argue and closes it again when she sees the tightness around Helen's lips. Killers when we were young. "We don't make killers. "Don't quit your day job. She launched a new Victorian mystery series with the 2015 release of A CURIOUS BEGINNING, featuring intrepid butterfly-hunter and amateur sleuth, Veronica Speedwell. Are they working for the Justice League or something? The four assassins have to "burn" their real identities and start over. ReadDecember 9, 2022. Premise a la the cinematic masterpiece Red starring Helen Mirren with a machine gun: four teen girls are recruited to become a squad of super-assassins for a shadowy bureau (the Museum) that hunts Nazis and other bad people. In Deanna Raybourn's novel Killers of a Certain Age, four women are betrayed by a fictional organization of assassins they joined that was formed to hunt down and kill former Nazis after the end of World War II and the fall of the Third Reich.

Killers When We Were Young

Spy novels don't always work for me, and I don't know if I've ever read one that's as jaunty as this one. Valheim Genshin Impact Minecraft Pokimane Halo Infinite Call of Duty: Warzone Path of Exile Hollow Knight: Silksong Escape from Tarkov Watch Dogs: Legion. "You know the rules. A volcanic eruption is quite another, for, as the journalist who does a framing voice-over narration for Brooks' latest puts it, when Mount Rainier popped its cork, "it was the psychological aspect, the hyperbole-fueled hysteria that had ended up killing the most people. " And I'm really not sure how likely it would be that all 4 of these women would still be active assassins for this organization until last week. She holds out her arm, indicating the cabin behind her. Ranch foreman Clay Hutmacher refuses to say anything about the building's purpose until he checks with billionaire ranch owner Michael Thompson; Gov. How old are the killers. This is an entertaining book, an action thriller with bits of humor scattered throughout to diffuse some of the heavier moments. However, once they realize that they're being targeted by the Museum, the same organization they've worked for, the group knows that they have to take matters in their own hands. Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: and instagram: ReadSeptember 13, 2022. KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE is the Golden Girls with garrotes; four women who have spent forty years working as world-class assassins and are now cranky to be hitting retirement, soon made even crankier by the knowledge that someone has put out a hit on their lives. Billie looks from one to the other. There were many potential suspects and motives for murdering Andie.

How Old Are The Killers

Billie steps into the doorway of the cockpit. I have read almost all of her books and never pass on anything she has written. You go check on Nat, " Billie says, plucking the egg from Helen's hand. KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE. The other is set forty years later, at their retirement, when they realize that instead of getting their pensions, they've been marked for death by the agency they've devoted their lives to. ISBN: 978-0-593-20068-1. ISBN: 978-1-9848-2678-7.

The Killers Once In A Lifetime

Reading Guide Questions. The others stare, and she realizes the flaw in the plan. How do they use this to their advantage? There's just something truly inspiring about the old guard demonstrating the often-forgotten advantages of experience. I generally don't tend to enjoy reading fight scenes and high adrenaline cat and mouse situations, but this one was an exception. Raybourn's signature whit is all over the pages of this book. Day and age killers. She smooths the uniform skirt over her curvaceous hips and carries out the tray, presenting the refreshments with a smile. Which talents would you bring to a mission? Sweeney draws her attention by giving her a nudge. The secondary twist is that they quickly come realise they themselves have become someone's target. It was low and smoky, the sort of voice that ordered whiskey neat and told the bartender to keep the change. Setting is an important part of any story. Voice is "the everything, " in writing and this author has it knocked. Reputations and personal biases play a huge part in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

Killers Of A Certain Age

I loved the characters in this book so much, particularly Billie. I pay for the good stuff. How does your answer effect your feelings about the story? Which just didn't make me laugh.

Day And Age Killers

If I had to get picky—and, well, I don't have to, but I'm going to anyway—I'd say that while each of the women gets their own arc and their moment to shine, Billie is very much the protagonist of the story and that the means the others sometimes get short shrift. I could definitely see this as a NetFlix series. "It's an assassination, and you can make an effort to look nice. A unique examination of womanhood as well as a compelling, complex mystery. Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn, Hardcover | ®. Gilchrist's reply is cheerful. Full Review (634 words).

I love that the main characters are female, retiring, and they are in a race for their life. Usually Gilchrist prefers an easygoing approach, but sometimes playing the jerk gets better results. All opinions are my own and in no way influenced. "Ahhhhn-theeee-aaaah, " he repeats in a country club drawl. Review: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn –. I went into this book just for entertainment value and it provided the humor and women of a certain age "spy stuff" that I enjoyed. Even though, as I've said it before, this might be a work of comedy, it doesn't mean there are no other elements for the reader to enjoy. "Excellent, " Vance Gilchrist tells him. How would you characterize the relationship among the four assassins? "Probably, " Billie agrees. As always, this is my opinion only so do please check out the positive reviews.

And since the extra-govermental organization they work for began originally to hunt nazis and continued by eliminating human traffickers, drug smugglers, weapons dealers, and other walking (often wealthy) human rights disasters, they know that their targets are awful. She liked this one more than I did so do check out her review! Helen appears, poised and unruffled although her eyes are unusually bright. No fraternizing, " Gilchrist reminds him. If so, that's my fault. "My mother always says it's common as pig tracks to go around with a run in your stocking, " Helen says, eyeing Billie's ripped hosiery critically. Besides, they're supposed to believe we're stewardesses and no stewardess would be caught dead with torn pantyhose. " She is one of four friends and former assassins which also include Mary Alice, Natalie and Helen. How would you describe them? I received an ARC of this novel from the publisher through NetGalley. But his dossier says he is old-school, preferring twin-engine turboprops, the bigger the better. When it says this book is Golden Girls meets Bond, what it means is that it's got 4 older women who are assassins, and isn't that just crrrrrazy enough to carry the whole story?

But tomato, tomahto. What advantages did they have as younger women working in a traditionally masculine trade? "'A deer has to be taken with one shot. I really, really liked this book. They fight back and unravel the plot behind it all.

Displaying 1 - 30 of 6, 194 reviews. He's got a rich, pretty debutante and all I've got is a stiffy for the little brunette with the curly hair out there. This book was also selected as a Book of the Month pick so if you need anymore endorsement, this is it! It alternates between the past and the present, following the assassins from the day they were recruited. "They're not all bad. His neck is thick and his gaze is flat and unfriendly as he pokes a head into the cockpit for a quick inspection. Each mission is different, and they're interspersed with flashbacks from their early years. Helen is nervous and that means her eye for detail is hyperfocused, searching out things to worry about. It's told both in the past and present, narrated by Billie giving the scope of their careers and where they are now. So the story becomes a kill-the-killers tale, where the team is forced to remove the evil in the very organization that created them. Friends & Following.