Shane Kuhn
Hardcover | Pages: 276 pages Rating: 3.64 | 5863 Users | 991 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Intern's Handbook |
| ISBN: | 1476733805 (ISBN13: 9781476733807) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | John Lago Thriller #1 |
| Setting: | New York State(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Colorado Book Award for Thriller (2015) |
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Interns are invisible. That’s the mantra behind HR, Inc., an elite "placement agency" that doubles as a network of assassins-for-hire, taking down high-profile executives who wouldn't be able to remember an intern’s name if their lives depended on it. At the ripe old age of twenty-five, John Lago is already New York City’s most successful hit man. He’s also an intern at a prestigious Manhattan law firm, clocking eighty hours a week getting coffee, answering phones, and doing all the grunt work no one else wants to do. But he isn't trying to claw his way to the top of the corporate food chain. He was hired to assassinate one of the firm’s heavily guarded partners. His internship is the perfect cover, enabling him to gather intel and gain access in order to pull off a clean, untraceable hit. The Intern’s Handbook is John Lago's unofficial survival guide for new recruits at HR, Inc. (Rule #4: "Learn how to make the perfect cup of coffee: you make an exec the best coffee he’s ever had, and he will make sure you’re at his desk every morning for a repeat performance. That’s repetitive exposure, which begets access and trust. 44% of my kills came from my superior coffee-making abilities.") Part confessional, part how-to, the handbook chronicles John’s final assignment, a twisted thrill ride in which he is pitted against the toughest—and sexiest—adversary he’s ever faced: Alice, an FBI agent assigned to take down the same law partner he’s been assigned to kill.Describe Based On Books The Intern's Handbook (John Lago Thriller #1)
| Title | : | The Intern's Handbook (John Lago Thriller #1) |
| Author | : | Shane Kuhn |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 276 pages |
| Published | : | April 8th 2014 by Simon Schuster |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Mystery. Humor. Crime. Adult Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.64 From 5863 Users | 991 ReviewsCriticism Based On Books The Intern's Handbook (John Lago Thriller #1)
This book is a handbook for new assassins, written by John Lago, a soon-to-be-retired 24 year old practitioner of that trade. The assassins assume the positions of interns to get close to their targets, because these employees are generally invisible or ignored when not being abused. The handbook outlines Lago's final mission, as he tries to locate and then kill his target at a New York law firm, where no one seems to be who they pretend to be. Lago also describes some of his prior "kills" toDon't know where to start here ...John Lago is one badass hitman and he's writing a guid for whoever's taking his place after retirement--you. He's speaking directly to you.Very realistic character settings with R-rated language. Plus the tons of movie references.
Corporate satire disguised as action novel.Q:Intern maggot?Yes, sir.(c)Q:Interns are invisible. You can tell executives your name a hundred times and they will never remember it because they have no respect for someone at the bottom of the barrel, working for free. The irony is that they will heap important duties on you with total abandon. The more of these duties you voluntarily accept, the more you will get, simultaneously acquiring TRUST AND ACCESS. Ultimately, your target will trust you
The Interns Handbook by Shane Kuhn, published by Simon and Schuster.Category Mystery/Thriller Publication Date April 08, 2014John Lagos mother was murdered while he was still in the womb. He survives after several weeks in neo-natal care. He has no known recollection of his father. John has been brought up in orphanages, foster homes and juvenile detention centers. At the age of twelve he is taken in by a man with the name of Bob. Bob runs an assassination for hire organization called HR Inc..
Refreshingly different! I won this book on Goodreads. My honest review is that I have found a new favorite author. This book was a humorous but carefully crafted look at an assassin's trade. I loved the writing, the pacing and the plots. Highly recommend!!
3.5 STARSI am wet shoes.I am cold, damp breath.I am sweating hands.I am gravity crushing the grass beneath my boots.I am Kevlar and metal and lead.I am laser sighting.I am death.And I am coming. It feels like yesterday I was just writing a review about a sociopathic young male assassin facing THE conflict that will change his life.The difference between that book and this one of course being, John Lago (the author of this handbook) reminds me a bit of Drew Evans without the manwhoring,
Hi. My name is Cyndi and I'm addicted to...television. You thought I was going to say books, didn't you? Well, that addiction is a given, right? But I'm also a tv junkie. In our house there is never any, "My children never watch tv." (Read that with a snooty accent, please.) Nope. We love tv AND books. Anyway, that is why I often compare books to a tv show, and that is why I think this book was a bit like 'Burn Notice.' There is a 'voice over' feel to the story while he is giving the best
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