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I’m officially a fan of the genre of mysteries/suspense, etc., that involve both humor and older protagonists. I’m certainly not alone: The Thursday Murder Club series has been wildly popular and been adapted for a Netflix movie (squee!). Deanna Raybourn writes in her acknowledgements of Kills Well with Others that she “never expected the response” Killers of a Certain Age received. So I am certain I agree with hundreds of thousands of other readers that I’m really glad she wrote a sequel!
Kills Well with Others lives up to the first. It’s every bit as entertaining, action-packed, clever, and droll. These four ladies may be in their 60s, but they can still pull off the killing of bad guys and defend themselves against those out to get them.
In this story, Billie, Helen, Mary Alice and Natalie are free to enjoy retirement after fending off their own targeted deaths by their own company in the previous book. But their Museum liaison lets them know that an assassination from long ago has come back to haunt them. The child of a bad guy has decided to take revenge, and they are in his sights. So they get back into killer mode and work to extinguish the threat.
Naturally, things don’t go quite as planned, and they end up on a chase across the Atlantic Ocean, Italy, and Eastern Europe. Raybourn not only takes readers on a fun adventure but delivers plenty of armchair travel delight. (Note to self: add Queen Mary 2 to my list of cruises to take)
And honestly, can I have access to the Menopaws app? Dang it, that’s a really hilarious and clever little detail.
There’s so much to enjoy in Kills Well with Others. Keep bringing these ladies on new adventures, Ms. Raybourn!
Rated: Moderate. Profanity includes 4 uses of strong language, 60 instances of moderate profanity, 50 uses of mild language, and 30 instances of the name of Deity in vain. Sexual content includes references to sex, innuendo, some references to body parts and a reference or two to nudity. Violence includes references to the deeds of bad guys, references to the main characters having killed bad guys, talk about killing, and a number of scenes of various types of violence, involving guns, knives, poison, hand-to-hand fighting, etc. Some scenes with blood and gruesome details.
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