Killers #2
February 3, 2026
Kills Well With Others
Available in paperback February 3, 2026 – pre-order now!
Four women assassins, senior in status—and in age—sharpen their knives for another bloody good adventure in this riotous follow-up to the New York Times bestselling sensation Killers of a Certain Age.
After more than a year of laying low, Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Natalie are called back into action. They have enjoyed their time off, but the lack of excitement is starting to chafe: a professional killer can only take so many watercolor classes and yoga sessions without itching to strangle someone…literally. When they receive a call from the head of the elite assassin organization known as the Museum, they are ready tackle the greatest challenge of their careers.
Someone on the inside has compiled a list of important kills committed by Museum agents, connected to a single, shadowy figure, an Eastern European gangster with an iron fist, some serious criminal ambition, and a tendency to kill first and ask questions later. This new nemesis is murdering agents who got in the way of their power hungry plans and the aging quartet of killers is next.
Together the foursome embark on a wild ride across the globe on the double mission of rooting out the Museum’s mole and hunting down the gangster who seems to know their next move before they make it. Their enemy is unlike any they’ve faced before, and it will take all their killer experience to get out of this mission alive.
KILLS WELL WITH OTHERS
Readers Guide
(Beware: spoilers ahead!)
- In the opening scene, Billie goes off-piste to finish the job and makes a terrible mistake. How does this influence the rest of her career and her relationship with the others?
- After their adventures in KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE, our four assassins are back. How well are they settling into civilian life? What challenges do they face?
- Is the Museum justified in assassinating people who do terrible things? Do some people just “need killing”?
- If you ever had a safehouse, where would it be? What would it look like?
- What special skills do each of the assassins bring to their work?
- A recurring theme in the books is the invisibility of older women. Have you witnessed this? Why do some societies honor their elders while other societies dismiss or infantilize theirs?
- The quartet’s mentor, Constance, asks Billie to help her end her life. Why does she choose Billie for this? Why does Billie accept? Was she right to do so?
- The killers have some unique ways of eliminating their targets. What is the most unexpected method in this book?
- The action of the book takes place all over the world—a luxury ocean liner, a safehouse in Sardinia, the mysterious canals of Venice, a train in Montenegro, the Valley of the Kings. How do the settings influence the action?
- The flashback scenes show younger, less experienced versions of Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie. How have they changed over the years? How are they who they have always been?
- There are several other strong women in this book—Naomi, Marilyn, Galina. How do they carry out their agendas? Is there anything to admire in them?
- What has their work cost the four assassins over the course of their lives? Is it worth it? At the end of the book, are they finally each headed for a “happily ever after”?BONUS: Is there anything about the job of international assassin you would enjoy? What would your special skills be?
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