The story opens by introducing us to four once-valued members of the Museum, the afore-mentioned organization. It's unique with a strong voice and a lot to enjoy. The ladies must follow the clues to stay alive and take out their enemies before they are exterminated. "Just remember the mission and you'll be fine, " Gilchrist assures her. I loved how a lot of the jokes and such were focused on underestimating older women, it really is a good reminder that you might be old but you aren't dead! Age of serial killers. The story in Killers of a Certain Age is one that is told by changing the point of view with the majority from Billie's perspective and then with some flashing back to the past the various characters in their past.
You've got Anthea. " I found the crude quips and one liners juvenile and they quickly grew thin. If you enjoy comic thrillers, cozy mysteries, and caper books, I think you'd like Killers of a Certain Age. In fact, I'm not sure what genre it should best be categorized. "What's the trouble? I enjoyed the storyline, and the characters and hope they return. Review of Killers of a Certain Age. I struggled with this one. You should be able to add this one onto your next book box if you missed it for September. Understandably vexed about the whole situation, Akiko stops speaking to Mary Alice for a while but then just sort of … gets over … before the big confrontation. How would you characterize the relationships the four assassins have with the significant people in their lives? As the women race around the world trying to stay alive, Raybourn vividly evokes a number of far-flung locations while keeping readers on their toes trying to figure out what's going to happen next.
How would Billie's life have been different if she had pursued a relationship with Taverner? At the halfway point I speed read/skimmed to the end since it was a BOTM pick, and meh…. Hometown:Williamsburg, Virginia. In reality, they have been gathered together so that could be eliminated by one of their own from the clandestine organization. Day and age killers. But they spot someone on board who they know works for the same organization, and they realize that they have been targeted for elimination. "Wow, you're quick, " Gilchrist says, giving a good impression of a man whose patience is wearing thin. When the viewpoint and tense switch, we get the intellectual comfort that comes from the familiarity of conventional narrative for action novels.
Many thanks to the publisher for an ARC. This was the first time I've read Deanna Raybourn, but it won't be the last. That really makes me laugh! KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE. If this isn't made into a movie stat--starring four fabulous 60+ A-list actresses who know how to drop acerbic one-liners--it will be a crime. Do you love comic thrillers and caper books? He surveys Billie with a practiced eye. At first I was a little hesitant as it sounded completely different than Raybourn's traditional novels but it quickly won my over and is now one of my favorite books I've read this year!
Grossness aside, it puts you right there on the scene. This would make a great movie. Brooks is a pro at building suspense even if it plays out in some rather spectacularly yucky episodes, one involving a short spear that takes its name from "the sucking sound of pulling it out of the dead man's heart and lungs. Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn, Hardcover | ®. " All is well, they happily wine and dine until Billie spots an operative she's worked with previously posing as a crew member. While I enjoyed the plot, I found that it might be more exciting on the big screen than in print.
Before you knew the truth, who did you think was the culprit, and why? The book lack depth and I wasn't emotionally invested. Now that they've been put out to pasture, and someone wants them dead, they have to rely on their skills and each other to keep them alive. This book really stood out as different for me.
Mary Alice nods towards the cockpit. They look like bears, heavily bearded and shaggy-haired, unlike the secretary, with his neatly shaven face and slicked-back hair. The book takes you through many of these scenes, each a small mystery to untangle of how they will get in and get out and get the job done. Fast-paced, twisty, vividly told, and wholly entertaining. However, that first narrator nearly killed me. Her own name tag reads bridget. I sincerely hope there's a sequel and I could see a television company making an offer too… That would be so entertaining to watch! "Oh god, " Natalie murmurs. The novel moves back and forth from their recruitment into the group, some of their past operations and the present timeline.
The lady who read for the present was fine. The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book. "Mary Alice is on coffee detail. I loved the humor and depth. Please note: Deanna is not active on GR. Christine Baranski - Natalie. There's also a bit of an odd dynamic where one of Billie's devotedly loyal personal contacts is this Lisbeth Salander type which means, between her and Akiko, you've sort of got a Ukrainian woman and Japanese woman who spend the whole book dutifully following four Americans around the globe. That's a minor flaw in the technical success of this gutsy novel. "And his next line will be from The Godfather.
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