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by Deanna Raybourn
Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that’s their secret weapon. They’ve spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine international organization, but now that they're sixty years old, four women friends can’t just retire—it’s kill or be killed in this action-packed thriller by New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years. Now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates what they have to offer in an age that relies more on technology than people skills. When the foursome is sent on an all-expenses paid vacation to mark their retirement, they are targeted by one of their own. Only the Board, the top-level members of the Museum, can order the termination of field agents, and the women realize they’ve been marked for death. Now to get out alive they have to turn against their own organization, relying on experience and each other to get the job done, knowing that working together is the secret to their survival. They’re about to teach the Board what it really means to be a woman—and a killer—of a certain age.
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Fans of Raybourn's witty dialogue and focus on older protagonists will enjoy this charming mystery featuring retirees who use their life experience to solve crimes. It balances humor with a genuine respect for the capabilities of the elderly.
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This novel shares the theme of an aging female assassin navigating a changing world and her own declining physical abilities. It offers a more somber, gritty perspective on the cost of a life spent in the shadows.
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For readers who enjoyed the 'retired or washed up' spy dynamic, this series offers a cynical and hilarious look at intelligence rejects. It captures the same sense of professional competence hidden behind a veneer of obsolescence.
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