Killers of a Certain Age

Bit of a shout FOR feminism and AGAINST ageism, but mostly just well-paced, well-plotted violent fun.
More action adventure than spy mystery, with a ‘gang's all here' feel. Sort of like an assassin's travelogue/memoir. 

Weird one for me, because of the flaws inherent in an organization with a noble mission statement having some members that are doing the work just for the money leaves obvious room for corruption, and absolute trust in a few people to ensure best intentions remain in extra governmental assassination, also seems like it's incredibly vulnerable to decay from the original purpose.

I think a complaint could be fairly levied that each challenge is surmounted a little too smoothly, but as the tag line on the cover says...
The parallels of missions recalled and methods used to infiltrate and dispatch years later a nice touch.

Switch from first to third person for present  vs flashbacks with same character perspective is interesting choice, worked well for me once I figured it out! 
 
Had my fair share of guffaws. 

Recounting a past fling in the 80s - one chapter where I admit to swooning - Raybourn's Speedwell/Stoker romance chops coming out to play. 

All the pieces were there, can't figure out why it still feels like something was missing. Maybe I'm just not cut out for assassin stories. 🤷🏼‍♂️