Billie isn’t heartless or sociopathic, but she does sleep far too easily at night. Sometimes justice demands that people die. While she clearly has a strong bond with each of the other women, Billie tends to see the world in simplified terms. Murder by mudwrap and the Menopause app were two of my favorite moments which made me actually laugh out loud.īut while the action is thrilling and the pacing is spot-on, the one thing this book misses out on is depth, which I think is in large part due to the narrator, Billie. Foreign locations, unexpected villains, inside jokes, and many, many inventive ways to kill all make for a good read. Anyone who dares to underestimate or overlook the Sphinxes has another think coming.Īs you can no doubt imagine from this simple description, this book is filled with entertaining action and adventure. Working together, the friends suss out who is trying to kill them and why, and then enact their own revenge. Unfortunately, the luxury vacation is too good to be true, and Billie catches wind of a plan to assassinate all four women on the ship.

To celebrate this event, the Museum sends the women off on an all-expenses-paid cruise (which I know sounds like my dream for the start of retirement!). As they turn sisty, the Sphinxes (their code name) prepare for a comfortable retirement with the healthy pensions they’ve earned over the years of service.

The Museum is a mysterious extra-governmental entity ordering hits on Nazis and other evildoers since the 1940s, and these women have been proud and successful members of the organization for all of their careers. Killers of a Certain Age is a hilarious romp through the adventures of menopausal hitwomen, but while I loved the action the book fell a bit short on depth.īillie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie are an all-female hit squad for the Museum, and have worked together for the past forty years.

Killers of a certain age