John Lago is a hit man. He has some rules for you. And he’s about to break every single one.
John
Lago is a very bad guy. But he’s the very best at what he does. And
what he does is infiltrate top-level companies and assassinate crooked
executives while disguised as an intern.
Interns are invisible.
That’s the secret behind HR, Inc., the elite “placement agency” that
doubles as a network of assassins for hire who take down high-profile
targets that wouldn’t be able to remember an intern’s name if their
lives depended on it.
At the ripe old age of almost
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 actual employees are too lazy to do. He was hired to
assassinate one of the firm’s heavily guarded partners. His internship
provides the perfect cover, enabling him to gather intelligence and gain access
to pull off a clean, untraceable hit.
Part confessional, part DIY manual, The Intern’s 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.
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“In most cases, a flat, monotone
narration would detract from the listener’s enjoyment of an audiobook, but for
this humorous crime caper, it’s calculatingly perfect. Pete Simonelli’s
seemingly emotionless approach not only drives home the concept of a ‘handbook’—dry,
boring required reading—but it intensifies the humor of Shane Kuhn’s satirical
wit. Best of all, Simonelli beautifully captures the essence of the book’s
narrator, John Lago. A career assassin, Lago believes himself to be beyond
emotion; everything is part of the act. So Simonelli strips the color and
dimension to embody a heartless shell. Then he lets the hues seep in as he
gives definition to Lago’s self-discovery. The result is entertaining
listening.”
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