Billie, Helen, Natalie, and Mary Alice have worked for the Museum, an elite agency of assassins, for forty years. Now in their sixties, the Museum has asked them to retire and sends them on a luxurious cruise to celebrate. However, when they are targeted on board by one of their fellow assassins, the foursome realizes they have been marked for termination. Now they have to figure out who set them up, and why, so that they can attack first and get out alive.
I thought this was an overall fun read. The ladies do not read like they are in their sixties, and I hope when I am sixty, that I will be kicking butt like they are (literally!). My main criticism of this book is that the ladies do not act like your typical sixty-year-olds. These ladies are out there physically fighting and running, and it was a little unrealistic at times.
The end reveal of why they were being targeted was a little meh to me. I thought the reasoning was a little thin and I was hoping for something more substantial. I actually thought the plot was going to go in a different way and I’m bummed that the scenario in my head didn’t happen.
This book is told from the point of view of Billie, who is seen as the de facto leader of the group. There are flashbacks as to how she was recruited to the Museum and how the ladies met and their first job together. We don’t learn much about Helen, Natalie, or Mary Alice except for superficial details, such as Helen being recently widowed, Natalie being the sexpot of the group, and Mary Alice being worried that her wife will find out what she does for a living. The ending of the book sets up a sequel, so it’s possible that subsequent books will be told from the others’ points of view, and we will learn their backstory then.
I think this series has a lot of potential. I enjoyed this book!
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