Hostile Takeover

In the sequel to Shane Kuhns bestselling The Interns Handbook, professional assassin John Lago faces off against his deadliest adversary yethis wifein a thriller that has all of the testosterone-bloated wisdom of Tucker Max mixed with the satire of American Psycho (Entertainment Weekly).At the end of The Interns Handbook, John tracks down his nemesis Alice but instead of putting a bullet in her head, he puts a ring on her finger and marries her. Together, they execute a hostile takeover of Human Resources, Inc., the placement agency that trains young assassins to infiltrate corporations disguised as interns and knock off high profile targets. As HRs former top operatives, they are successful until conflicting management styles cause an ugly breakup that locks John out of the bedroom and the boardroom. Then Alice takes on a new HR target, and John is forced to return to the office battlefield in a role he swore he would never play again: the intern. What starts out as a deadly showdown turns into the two of them fighting side by side to save HR, Inc.and their marriage. Those who like Dexter will love John Lago (Booklist), and this in this suspenseful sequel to The Interns Handbook, author Shane Kuhns wildly clever antihero needs to use all his wits to land on top. Far grittier than a Bond film and infused with the mind-bending, identity-shifting elements of, say, Mission: Impossible, Hostile Takeover is fun, smart, and jam-packed with serious splatter and gore. Lagos canny shenanigans will keep you riveted, from its taut opening pages to its explosive, cinematic ending (The Boston Globe).