👴 Elderly Hero

Stories that place older characters at the center of the action, proving that courage, resilience, and the capacity for transformation have no expiration date.

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

by Jonas Jonasson • 2009

At a hundred, a man escapes his nursing home and accidentally steals a gangster's fortune.

3.82

306k+

🧳 Picaresque Adventure 😐 Deadpan Humor 🎲 Accidental Adventurer

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Summary

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared 87%

At a hundred, a man escapes his nursing home and accidentally steals a gangster's fortune.

by Jonas Jonasson 2009

3.82

306k+ ratings

🧳 Picaresque Adventure 😐 Deadpan Humor 🎲 Accidental Adventurer

Sipsworth

by Simon Van Booy • 2024

An elderly widow, alone with her grief, finds an unexpected reason to care: a mouse.

4.10

28k+

🐭 Unlikely Animal Bond 👵 Elderly Protagonist 🏡 English Village

Sipsworth 86%

An elderly widow, alone with her grief, finds an unexpected reason to care: a mouse.

by Simon Van Booy 2024

4.10

28k+ ratings

🐭 Unlikely Animal Bond 👵 Elderly Protagonist 🏡 English Village

The Bullet That Missed

by Richard Osman • 2022

To save their friend from a kill ultimatum, elderly sleuths must solve a decade-old disappearance.

4.35

283k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 👴 Elderly Protagonists 📁 Cold Case Investigation

The Bullet That Missed 86%

To save their friend from a kill ultimatum, elderly sleuths must solve a decade-old disappearance.

by Richard Osman 2022

4.35

283k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 👴 Elderly Protagonists 📁 Cold Case Investigation

The Man Who Died Twice

by Richard Osman • 2021

A dead man's letter pulls four elderly sleuths into stolen diamonds and a mafia manhunt.

4.35

362k+

🕵️ Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Retired Spy 💕 Found Family

The Man Who Died Twice 86%

A dead man's letter pulls four elderly sleuths into stolen diamonds and a mafia manhunt.

by Richard Osman 2021

4.35

362k+ ratings

🕵️ Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Retired Spy 💕 Found Family

How to Live Forever

by Marc Freedman • 2018

Everyone's chasing a longer life. The real answer is pouring yours into the generation behind you.

3.81

126

🤝 Age Integration 💞 Generational Bonds 🎯 Purposeful Aging

How to Live Forever 86%

Everyone's chasing a longer life. The real answer is pouring yours into the generation behind you.

by Marc Freedman 2018

3.81

126 ratings

🤝 Age Integration 💞 Generational Bonds 🎯 Purposeful Aging

The Night in Question

by Susan Fletcher • 2024

After her care home manager's window plunge, an 87-year-old sleuth unearths a death-haunted past.

4.02

3k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏡 Retirement Home 👵 Elderly Protagonist

The Night in Question 86%

After her care home manager's window plunge, an 87-year-old sleuth unearths a death-haunted past.

by Susan Fletcher 2024

4.02

3k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏡 Retirement Home 👵 Elderly Protagonist

30 Lessons for Living

by Karl Pillemer • 2011

What 1,000 older Americans wish they'd known at your age. None of them said money.

4.11

3k+

🧓 Elder Wisdom 🌅 Aging Well ⏳ Living Without Regret

30 Lessons for Living 86%

What 1,000 older Americans wish they'd known at your age. None of them said money.

by Karl Pillemer 2011

4.11

3k+ ratings

🧓 Elder Wisdom 🌅 Aging Well ⏳ Living Without Regret

Legend

by David Gemmell • 1994

When slavers take his wife, a legendary axeman's hunt leads to a city under siege.

4.26

36k+

🗡️ Heroic Fantasy 🪓 Aging Warrior 🏃 Vengeance Quest

Legend 86%

When slavers take his wife, a legendary axeman's hunt leads to a city under siege.

by David Gemmell 1994

4.26

36k+ ratings

🗡️ Heroic Fantasy 🪓 Aging Warrior 🏃 Vengeance Quest

Live Life in Crescendo

by Stephen R. Covey • 2022

Your best years are not behind you. The practices that make every chapter a contribution.

3.94

408

🔄 Second Acts 👴 Aging With Purpose 🤝 Service To Others

Live Life in Crescendo 86%

Your best years are not behind you. The practices that make every chapter a contribution.

by Stephen R. Covey 2022

3.94

408 ratings

🔄 Second Acts 👴 Aging With Purpose 🤝 Service To Others

Elderhood

by Louise Aronson • 2019

A geriatrician's diagnosis: ageism is the last tolerated prejudice, right in your doctor's office.

3.96

2k+

🩺 Geriatric Medicine 🏥 Ageism In Healthcare 💊 Medicalization Of Aging

Elderhood 86%

A geriatrician's diagnosis: ageism is the last tolerated prejudice, right in your doctor's office.

by Louise Aronson 2019

3.96

2k+ ratings

🩺 Geriatric Medicine 🏥 Ageism In Healthcare 💊 Medicalization Of Aging

Younger Next Year

by Henry S. Lodge M.D. • 2015

The six-day workout plan that reverses biological aging: the exact exercises and why they work.

4.13

559

🧓 Aging Well 🏋️ Strength Training 🏃 Aerobic Conditioning

Younger Next Year 86%

The six-day workout plan that reverses biological aging: the exact exercises and why they work.

by Henry S. Lodge M.D. 2015

4.13

559 ratings

🧓 Aging Well 🏋️ Strength Training 🏃 Aerobic Conditioning

The View from Ninety

by Charles B. Handy • 2025

At ninety, a former Shell executive reveals what the corporation could never teach him.

3.94

231

🧓 Elder Wisdom 📚 Management Humanism 🌊 Embracing Uncertainty

The View from Ninety 86%

At ninety, a former Shell executive reveals what the corporation could never teach him.

by Charles B. Handy 2025

3.94

231 ratings

🧓 Elder Wisdom 📚 Management Humanism 🌊 Embracing Uncertainty

The Gift of Years

by Joan D. Chittister • 2008

Getting older is not decline; it is the stage where life's deepest gifts finally arrive.

4.22

2k+

🕊️ Aging And Spirituality 🌱 Positive Aging 📖 Life Review

The Gift of Years 86%

Getting older is not decline; it is the stage where life's deepest gifts finally arrive.

by Joan D. Chittister 2008

4.22

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Aging And Spirituality 🌱 Positive Aging 📖 Life Review

Fool's Assassin

by Robin Hobb • 2014

A retired assassin's peace ends with a dead messenger and an aging wife's impossible pregnancy.

4.43

68k+

🏡 Domestic Fantasy 📖 Character Driven Fantasy 🗡️ Retired Assassin

Fool's Assassin 86%

A retired assassin's peace ends with a dead messenger and an aging wife's impossible pregnancy.

by Robin Hobb 2014

4.43

68k+ ratings

🏡 Domestic Fantasy 📖 Character Driven Fantasy 🗡️ Retired Assassin

The Age of Dignity

by Ai-jen Poo • 2015

Ten thousand Americans turn sixty-five each day. The fix is infrastructure, not more nursing homes.

3.88

413

🧓 Elder Care 🥪 Sandwich Generation 📜 Aging Policy

The Age of Dignity 85%

Ten thousand Americans turn sixty-five each day. The fix is infrastructure, not more nursing homes.

by Ai-jen Poo 2015

3.88

413 ratings

🧓 Elder Care 🥪 Sandwich Generation 📜 Aging Policy

Happiness Is a Choice You Make

by John Leland • 2018

People with positive views of aging live 7.5 years longer. Six elders over 85 show why.

3.72

4k+

👵 Positive Aging 👴 Elder Wisdom 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Happiness Is a Choice You Make 85%

People with positive views of aging live 7.5 years longer. Six elders over 85 show why.

by John Leland 2018

3.72

4k+ ratings

👵 Positive Aging 👴 Elder Wisdom 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Impossible Fortune

by Richard Osman • 2025

A car bomb and a missing man pull a grieving ex-spy toward a fortune sealed underground.

4.26

141k+

👵 Retiree Sleuths 🤝 Found Family 🔢 Codes And Ciphers

The Impossible Fortune 85%

A car bomb and a missing man pull a grieving ex-spy toward a fortune sealed underground.

by Richard Osman 2025

4.26

141k+ ratings

👵 Retiree Sleuths 🤝 Found Family 🔢 Codes And Ciphers

6-Minute Fitness at 60+

by Jonathan Su • 2020

Six minutes, twice daily, at home: the workout that rebuilds strength and balance after 60.

4.22

417

👴 Senior Fitness 🏠 Home Workouts ⚡ Hiit Training

6-Minute Fitness at 60+ 85%

Six minutes, twice daily, at home: the workout that rebuilds strength and balance after 60.

by Jonathan Su 2020

4.22

417 ratings

👴 Senior Fitness 🏠 Home Workouts ⚡ Hiit Training

How to Grow Old

by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Old age as the summit, not the slide: Cicero's ancient case, still undiminished.

4.06

1k+

🏛️ Stoicism 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🧓 Philosophy Of Aging

How to Grow Old 85%

Old age as the summit, not the slide: Cicero's ancient case, still undiminished.

by Marcus Tullius Cicero

4.06

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Stoicism 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🧓 Philosophy Of Aging

Aging Thoughtfully

by Martha C. Nussbaum • 2017

Wrinkles, retirement, and desire: a moral philosopher's guide to the challenges of growing old.

3.42

119

🏛️ Philosophy Of Aging 📊 Retirement Policy 🧬 Aging Bodies

Aging Thoughtfully 85%

Wrinkles, retirement, and desire: a moral philosopher's guide to the challenges of growing old.

by Martha C. Nussbaum 2017

3.42

119 ratings

🏛️ Philosophy Of Aging 📊 Retirement Policy 🧬 Aging Bodies

Passages in Caregiving

by Gail Sheehy • 2010

No one handed you a map. The predictable stages and the team you need to survive.

4.13

287

🧓 Elder Care 🤝 Caregiver Support 🏥 Healthcare Navigation

Passages in Caregiving 85%

No one handed you a map. The predictable stages and the team you need to survive.

by Gail Sheehy 2010

4.13

287 ratings

🧓 Elder Care 🤝 Caregiver Support 🏥 Healthcare Navigation

How to Age

by Anne Karpf • 2014

You were born aging. The fear is cultural, not biological, and it can be unlearned.

3.66

477

🏛️ Aging And Culture ⚖️ Ageism 👩 Aging And Gender

How to Age 85%

You were born aging. The fear is cultural, not biological, and it can be unlearned.

by Anne Karpf 2014

3.66

477 ratings

🏛️ Aging And Culture ⚖️ Ageism 👩 Aging And Gender

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Roald Dahl • 2005

A starving boy tours a candy wizard's sealed factory, where spoiled children meet their match.

4.17

945k+

🎭 Whimsical Morality Tale 🏆 Virtue Rewarded 😈 Spoiled Child Downfall

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Summary

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 85%

A starving boy tours a candy wizard's sealed factory, where spoiled children meet their match.

by Roald Dahl 2005

4.17

945k+ ratings

🎭 Whimsical Morality Tale 🏆 Virtue Rewarded 😈 Spoiled Child Downfall

Complete Live and Learn and Pass It on

by H. Jackson Brown Jr. • 1991

What a 5-year-old knows that a 50-year-old forgot: life lessons from every age in between.

4.21

107

👵 Intergenerational Wisdom 💡 Everyday Wisdom 📚 Lifelong Learning

Complete Live and Learn and Pass It on Summary

Complete Live and Learn and Pass It on 85%

What a 5-year-old knows that a 50-year-old forgot: life lessons from every age in between.

by H. Jackson Brown Jr. 1991

4.21

107 ratings

👵 Intergenerational Wisdom 💡 Everyday Wisdom 📚 Lifelong Learning

The Longevity Economy

by Joseph F. Coughlin • 2017

Older adults spend $5.6 trillion annually. Most companies have no idea what they want.

3.91

366

💰 Silver Economy 📊 Aging Demographics 🏠 Universal Design

The Longevity Economy 85%

Older adults spend $5.6 trillion annually. Most companies have no idea what they want.

by Joseph F. Coughlin 2017

3.91

366 ratings

💰 Silver Economy 📊 Aging Demographics 🏠 Universal Design

From Age-ing to Sage-ing

by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi • 1995

The spiritual curriculum no one teaches: how to turn your final decades from decline into meaning.

3.99

368

🌅 Conscious Aging 👴 Elderhood 📝 Life Review

From Age-ing to Sage-ing 85%

The spiritual curriculum no one teaches: how to turn your final decades from decline into meaning.

by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi 1995

3.99

368 ratings

🌅 Conscious Aging 👴 Elderhood 📝 Life Review

I've Decided to Live 120 Years

by Ilchi Lee • 2017

Post-retirement life spans decades. A body-mind-spirit plan to fill them with growth, not decline.

4.12

339

🧬 Longevity Practices 🌅 Conscious Aging 🏡 Second Half Of Life

I've Decided to Live 120 Years 85%

Post-retirement life spans decades. A body-mind-spirit plan to fill them with growth, not decline.

by Ilchi Lee 2017

4.12

339 ratings

🧬 Longevity Practices 🌅 Conscious Aging 🏡 Second Half Of Life

The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride

by Joe Siple • 2018

A hundred-year-old widower ready to die meets a dying boy clutching five impossible last wishes.

4.61

48k+

🧓 Intergenerational Bond 👦 Childhood Illness 🪣 Bucket List Quest

The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride Summary

The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride 85%

A hundred-year-old widower ready to die meets a dying boy clutching five impossible last wishes.

by Joe Siple 2018

4.61

48k+ ratings

🧓 Intergenerational Bond 👦 Childhood Illness 🪣 Bucket List Quest

The Lonely Hearts Book Club

by Lucy Gilmore • 2023

A shy librarian breaks one rule to find a missing curmudgeon and accidentally builds a family.

3.88

47k+

🫂 Found Family 👵 Intergenerational Friendship 😤 Grumpy Old Man

The Lonely Hearts Book Club 85%

A shy librarian breaks one rule to find a missing curmudgeon and accidentally builds a family.

by Lucy Gilmore 2023

3.88

47k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 👵 Intergenerational Friendship 😤 Grumpy Old Man

Baby Boomers and Beyond

by Amy Hanson • 2010

A generation rich in health and skill is retiring; churches can unleash them or bench them.

3.73

⛪ Church Leadership ✨ Aging And Faith 🔗 Intergenerational Ministry

Baby Boomers and Beyond 85%

A generation rich in health and skill is retiring; churches can unleash them or bench them.

by Amy Hanson 2010

3.73

22 ratings

⛪ Church Leadership ✨ Aging And Faith 🔗 Intergenerational Ministry

Tough Broad

by Caroline Paul • 2024

What a 52-year-old BASE jumper knows about aging that your doctor won't tell you.

4.13

601

🏃 Active Aging 🌲 Nature Therapy 👵 Midlife Women

Tough Broad 85%

What a 52-year-old BASE jumper knows about aging that your doctor won't tell you.

by Caroline Paul 2024

4.13

601 ratings

🏃 Active Aging 🌲 Nature Therapy 👵 Midlife Women

Memento Mori

by Muriel Spark • 1959

An anonymous caller warns aging Londoners: death is coming. Old secrets and rivalries ignite.

3.61

7k+

💰 Inheritance Schemes 🖤 Dark Comedy 👴 Elderly Protagonists

Memento Mori 85%

An anonymous caller warns aging Londoners: death is coming. Old secrets and rivalries ignite.

by Muriel Spark 1959

3.61

7k+ ratings

💰 Inheritance Schemes 🖤 Dark Comedy 👴 Elderly Protagonists

Las gratitudes

by Delphine de Vigan • 2019

A woman losing language searches for the strangers who saved her during the war, to thank them.

4.33

57k+

🕯️ Aging And Dignity 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 🗣️ Language Loss

Las gratitudes 85%

A woman losing language searches for the strangers who saved her during the war, to thank them.

by Delphine de Vigan 2019

4.33

57k+ ratings

🕯️ Aging And Dignity 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 🗣️ Language Loss

Younger Next Year

by Chris Crowley • 2004

Daily exercise, real food, connection: the signals that keep your body building, not decaying.

4.08

5k+

🧬 Healthy Aging 🏋️ Senior Fitness 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine

Younger Next Year 85%

Daily exercise, real food, connection: the signals that keep your body building, not decaying.

by Chris Crowley 2004

4.08

5k+ ratings

🧬 Healthy Aging 🏋️ Senior Fitness 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine

The Thursday Murder Club

by Richard Osman • 2020

Four retirees in a quiet retirement village trade cold cases for a live murder investigation.

3.85

804k+

🧓 Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Cold Case Reopened 🤝 Unlikely Partnership

The Thursday Murder Club 85%

Four retirees in a quiet retirement village trade cold cases for a live murder investigation.

by Richard Osman 2020

3.85

804k+ ratings

🧓 Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Cold Case Reopened 🤝 Unlikely Partnership

Showing Up for Life

by Bill Gates Sr. • 2009

Father, lawyer, philanthropist: quiet principles that built a life of meaning across nine decades.

3.75

1k+

🧭 Values-Based Living 👴 Elder Wisdom 🤲 Philanthropic Giving

Showing Up for Life 85%

Father, lawyer, philanthropist: quiet principles that built a life of meaning across nine decades.

by Bill Gates Sr. 2009

3.75

1k+ ratings

🧭 Values-Based Living 👴 Elder Wisdom 🤲 Philanthropic Giving

Too Old for This

by Samantha Downing • 2025

A true-crime producer wants to clear a serial killer's name. The killer would rather she didn't.

3.78

56k+

🔪 Serial Killer Pov 👵 Geriatric Thriller 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Too Old for This 85%

A true-crime producer wants to clear a serial killer's name. The killer would rather she didn't.

by Samantha Downing 2025

3.78

56k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Pov 👵 Geriatric Thriller 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Because of Winn-Dixie

by Kate DiCamillo • 2000

New in town, missing her mother, Opal adopts a stray dog who leads her to community.

4.10

281k+

🐕 Dog Companion 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small-Town Community

Because of Winn-Dixie 85%

New in town, missing her mother, Opal adopts a stray dog who leads her to community.

by Kate DiCamillo 2000

4.10

281k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Companion 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small-Town Community

Big Breath In

by John Straley • 2024

A dying marine biologist hunts for a trafficked baby in Seattle's underworld of outlaw biker gangs.

3.56

439

📚 Literary Mystery 🕵️ One Last Case 💔 Terminal Illness

Big Breath In 85%

A dying marine biologist hunts for a trafficked baby in Seattle's underworld of outlaw biker gangs.

by John Straley 2024

3.56

439 ratings

📚 Literary Mystery 🕵️ One Last Case 💔 Terminal Illness

As Brave As You

by Jason Reynolds • 2016

A city kid's summer uncovers his blind grandfather's secrets and a family's definition of bravery.

4.05

8k+

🏙️ City To Country 👴👦 Grandparent Bond 👨‍🦯 Blind Grandparent

As Brave As You 85%

A city kid's summer uncovers his blind grandfather's secrets and a family's definition of bravery.

by Jason Reynolds 2016

4.05

8k+ ratings

🏙️ City To Country 👴👦 Grandparent Bond 👨‍🦯 Blind Grandparent

Gnar Country

by Steven Kotler • 2023

Aging is a high-risk, high-reward sport. A peak-performance scientist proves it on the slopes.

3.56

309

🏔️ Aging And Vitality 🌊 Flow State 🧠 Sports Psychology

Gnar Country 85%

Aging is a high-risk, high-reward sport. A peak-performance scientist proves it on the slopes.

by Steven Kotler 2023

3.56

309 ratings

🏔️ Aging And Vitality 🌊 Flow State 🧠 Sports Psychology

Kiss and Tell

by Fern Michaels • 2014

Two aging vigilantes infiltrate a luxury retirement home to dismantle a conman's Ponzi scheme.

4.32

4k+

🦇 Vigilante Justice 💰 Financial Crime 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Kiss and Tell 85%

Two aging vigilantes infiltrate a luxury retirement home to dismantle a conman's Ponzi scheme.

by Fern Michaels 2014

4.32

4k+ ratings

🦇 Vigilante Justice 💰 Financial Crime 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

by J.R.R. Tolkien • 1937

A home-loving hobbit joins thirteen dwarves to steal back their mountain from a dragon.

4.30

4.5M+

🛡️ Reluctant Hero 🪙 Dragon Hoard 🫂 Found Family

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again Summary

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 85%

A home-loving hobbit joins thirteen dwarves to steal back their mountain from a dragon.

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937

4.30

4.5M+ ratings

🛡️ Reluctant Hero 🪙 Dragon Hoard 🫂 Found Family

Hector and the Search for Lost Time

by François Lelord • 2006

A psychiatrist follows a vanished monk to the Arctic, searching for why life feels too short.

3.65

1k+

🦊 Philosophical Fable ⏳ Aging And Mortality 🔄 Midlife Reflection

Hector and the Search for Lost Time Summary

Hector and the Search for Lost Time 85%

A psychiatrist follows a vanished monk to the Arctic, searching for why life feels too short.

by François Lelord 2006

3.65

1k+ ratings

🦊 Philosophical Fable ⏳ Aging And Mortality 🔄 Midlife Reflection

Life Beyond Measure

by Sidney Poitier • 2008

Sidney Poitier's letters to a great-granddaughter: the fear, faith, and fury that shaped a life.

3.83

741

🧓 Elder Wisdom 💌 Letters To The Young 🧘 Inner Stillness

Life Beyond Measure 85%

Sidney Poitier's letters to a great-granddaughter: the fear, faith, and fury that shaped a life.

by Sidney Poitier 2008

3.83

741 ratings

🧓 Elder Wisdom 💌 Letters To The Young 🧘 Inner Stillness

The Old Man and the Sea

by Ernest Hemingway • 1952

Eighty-four days empty, an old fisherman rows far offshore and hooks a marlin longer than his boat.

3.81

1.3M+

📘 Allegorical Fiction 👴 Mentor And Student 🌊 Man Versus Nature

The Old Man and the Sea 85%

Eighty-four days empty, an old fisherman rows far offshore and hooks a marlin longer than his boat.

by Ernest Hemingway 1952

3.81

1.3M+ ratings

📘 Allegorical Fiction 👴 Mentor And Student 🌊 Man Versus Nature

Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old

by Steven Petrow • 2021

The anti-bucket list for aging: name what you won't do, and the rest falls into place.

3.67

6k+

🧓 Aging With Humor 🫀 Healthy Aging 🎬 Third Act Living

Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old Summary

Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old 85%

The anti-bucket list for aging: name what you won't do, and the rest falls into place.

by Steven Petrow 2021

3.67

6k+ ratings

🧓 Aging With Humor 🫀 Healthy Aging 🎬 Third Act Living

Villainous

by Matthew Cody • 2014

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

4.23

501

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry

Villainous 85%

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

by Matthew Cody 2014

4.23

501 ratings

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry

Killers of a Certain Age

by Deanna Raybourn • 2022

Four aging female assassins discover their retirement cruise is a trap set by their own agency.

3.85

122k+

🗡️ Female Assassins 👵 Older Heroines 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Killers of a Certain Age 85%

Four aging female assassins discover their retirement cruise is a trap set by their own agency.

by Deanna Raybourn 2022

3.85

122k+ ratings

🗡️ Female Assassins 👵 Older Heroines 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Last Devil to Die

by Richard Osman • 2023

After a dealer is shot, the Thursday Murder Club uncovers a priceless box worth killing for.

4.46

240k+

🏘️ Retirement Community 🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 🎭 Ensemble Mystery

The Last Devil to Die 85%

After a dealer is shot, the Thursday Murder Club uncovers a priceless box worth killing for.

by Richard Osman 2023

4.46

240k+ ratings

🏘️ Retirement Community 🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 🎭 Ensemble Mystery

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