"Kills Well" picks up more than a year after the events of "Killers." Our four kick-ass 60-something (childless!) heroines -- Billie, Helen, Mary Alice and Natalie -- a crack team of professional assassins (!), now retired -- have been laying low. Then they get an off-the-record call from the head of the top-secret organization they worked for. A retired employee has been murdered -- and all the evidence points to the son of the gangster the quartet killed for their first assignment, 40 years earlier. Moreover, there's evidence that there's a mole on the inside who's identified the agents involved in the case. Who is helping him? And are they his next targets?
Like the first volume in the series, this book is a whole lot of fun. :) There are scenes of graphic violence -- but plenty of laugh-out-loud humour too -- and I absolutely love how the author subverts the stereotypes placed on older women. :) Also like the original book, there are flashback scenes to the early days of the women's careers. There are a lot of twists and turns in the plot that kept me turning the pages, as our killers travel to Williamsburg, Virginia; across the Atlantic aboard the QEII to England, then across Europe to Sardinia, Venice and the Balkans.
I blazed through the bulk of this one in one day -- and I can't wait for another installment. :) (How about it, Deanna Raybourn??)
I rated the first book 5 enthusiastic stars, on both readings. I'm not sure this one *quite* reaches those lofty heights -- the novelty element is not as great this time around -- but it's definitely another great read.
4.5 stars on StoryGraph, rounded down to 4 on Goodreads.
This was Book #18 read to date in 2025 (and Book #2 finished in June), bringing me to 40% of my 2025 Goodreads Reading Challenge goal of 45 books. I am (for the moment, anyway...!) 2 books behind schedule to meet my goal. :) You can find reviews of all my books read to date in 2025 tagged as "2025 books."
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