In the sequel to Shane Kuhnโs bestselling The Internโs Handbook, professional assassin John Lago faces off against his deadliest adversary yetโhis wifeโin a thriller that has โall of the testosterone-bloated wisdom of Tucker Max mixed with the satire of American Psychoโ (Entertainment Weekly).
At the end of The Internโs 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 โplacement agencyโ that trains young assassins to infiltrate corporations disguised as interns and knock off high profile targets. As HRโs 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.โand their marriage.
โThose who like Dexter will love John Lagoโ (Booklist), and this in this suspenseful sequel to The Internโs Handbook, author Shane Kuhnโs wildly clever antihero needs to use all his wits to land on top. โFar 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. Lagoโs canny shenanigans will keep you riveted, from its taut opening pages to its explosive, cinematic endingโ (The Boston Globe).