The Intern's Handbook

My reaction while reading this. (if I'm not holding the 'book')

Book Info
Title: The Intern's Handbook/ Kill Your Boss
Author: Shane Kuhn
Format: Ebook
Date Finish Read: 19/08/2014

Synopsis
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.

My Review 
Initially 5 stars.

I hesitate to read this because I was slightly affected with readers comment/ maybe I was just lazy. Book hopping is my thing nowadays. Started reading and hook to its witty phrases on June, at the bus stop while waiting forever for the green bus with annoyed feeling. Then, Ramadan came by, by the time I had few other books finished in between until last night I happen to open and have courage to finish this.

I like John Lago narration of his life in sarcastic, most descriptive ways in every highly exaggerated manner. Well he is professional high-profile assassin. So, it's a MUST.

John was on his last assignment before he retired and lead a clean life. However, this assignment doesn't have specific target, he must discover himself by masking himself as intern in large law firm. Along the way, he met Alice (later she known as FBI agent) a new lawyer and develop a special interest in her.

While reading, there will be a number of recorded conversation, tapped by FBI, written as style to narrate the relationship between John and Alice which can't be narrated by John himself as he is very objective person. There were also few conversation with other characters such as John's father later in the story.

In every chapter John gives tips to be a successful intern@ assassin. The main story was John assignment in the Law Firm to find the culprit who sell witness protection names, but he also recalls few experience in the past to which relates it to his action currently. Which also explain his level of expertise in being trained 'killing machine'.

Though it might be fun reading his stories from his point of view, some gory description from his previous assignment and few r-rated scene was tad too much! Cruel in his own way. (hence, minus 1 point there) Life as predator, Bob said. Bob was his handler@ boss in HR Inc, the agency he works for.

Bob, is 46 years old, the person responsible nurture him and saved him from juvie. You'd be surprised to know the thing he did from the past. He is really INHUMAN. Devil in human flesh. From the 1st Mickey&Mallory until now, he's quite a manipulator/ snake.

Hence, I loved this book. Imagine full 3D Hollywood actions with fully skilled karate, kungfu, ninja, silat (yes, silat is also included as a deadly fighting technique), killing, love, lost, finding your roots, betrayal and then being human.

Full suspense, and hidden plot events you'll never expect.