The Intern's Handbook: A Thriller
Assassins must be invisible. And who is more invisible in corporate America than unpaid interns? That’s the premise behind Human Resources, Inc., whose founder, Bob, trains children who are society’s discards to be canny killers. HR’s elite is John Lago, delivered prematurely, without much of a chance in life after his druggie mother was shot and died. At eight, he murdered his abusive foster parents, and when he was 12, he was recruited by Bob. Nearing HR’s mandatory retirement age of 25, John gets his last assignment, to eliminate the person at prestigious law firm Bendini, Lambert, and Locke who’s selling the names of people in the witness-protection program. John intends to use Alice, a new associate at the firm, to help him gain the necessary trust and access, but he doesn’t count on previously dead emotions flaring up and derailing the job at hand. Written as John’s handbook of advice for new HR recruits, with interspersed FBI memos, Kuhn’s debut is a prime example of dark and mordant humor in the midst of a fast-moving, suspenseful, action-packed ride. Those who like Dexter will love John. --Michele Leber