Hostile Takeover

A John Lago Thriller

By: Shane Kuhn

Narrated by: Pete Simonelli

Professional assassin John Lago faces off against his deadliest adversary yet - his wife - in Hostile Takeover, the exciting sequel to Shane Kuhn's best-selling debut The Intern's Handbook, which the New York Post called "a sexy, darkly comic thriller."

At the end of The Intern's 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 HR's former top operatives, they are successful until conflicting management styles cause an ugly breakup that locks John out of the bedroom and the boardroom.

But when Alice takes on a new HR target, 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 in Shane Kuhn's sequel to The Intern's Handbook, listeners will be rooting for this smart, witty antihero to come out on top.

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Fast paced and fun.

This was an enjoyable read. It was a fast-paced action packed thrill ride. However, it was often times cheesy and very unbelievable. If you don't take it too seriously ( I know, I know) you will enjoy it.

Loved it!

I'm glad I bought HOSTILE TAKEOVER before finishing up THE INTERN'S HANDBOOK. I would have hated pausing the action-packed John Lago series!

I highly recommend this series!

Not as much fun as the first book

John Lago, from The Intern's Hanbook, is back. He's together with his wife Alice and throughout the book they romp from one unbelievable exploit to another, gleefully assassinating as many bad guys as they can, and there are plenty of them to go around. The relationship with Alice does get a little bizarre with some almost deadly results, but amazingly it comes together. What is really amazing is how they get themselves in and out of impossible situations, and they do it with an unbelievable level of "cool."

This is a book that I would think about using a credit on. Knowing what I know now, I would wait for it to go on sale.

Pete Simonelli's narration is once again, superb. It raised it to 3 stars.

epic

an absolute roller coaster from start to finish with all the twists and turns that you expect and several that you don't.

Ultra entertaining from start to finish!

I listen to a lot of audio books but have never felt compelled to write a review until now. This title was so entertaining and well written and narrated, I spent extra time just sitting in my car at the supermarket listening!

The writing is tight and clever, the plot unexpected, and unique. By far the most suspenseful and exciting assassin novel I've listened to. I highly recommend this book for anyone who likes the genre, and likes that Kill Bill style whimsy.

What a great sequel to the Intern's Handbook.

What about Pete Simonelli’s performance did you like?

Simonelli can't do a female voice worth a crap, but he's got one of the best ranges of rich to poor, country to urban voice imitations I've heard. His "street hip" speak is perfect pitch! Can't wait to hear him again.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Revenge is best served hot!

Any additional comments?

Can't wait for the next in the series with John and Alice!

Mr and Mrs Smith on Crack Rock!

Guilty Pleasure? I think So! I was surprised by how good the first one was, but held off on getting this one. It does not disappoint!

Good, but not as good as the interns handbook

Worth the listen, good and thrilling sequel to the first book. But the book isn't as good a the first book about Lago, but it's still a good book. Good narration.

Tons of fun and builds on a great storyline

Another fun John Lago story. The John and Alice are back with a few new characters as they navigate the world of assassinations and double cross at HR Inc. I thought the books was just as fun as the first one with a few more twists and turns, and while the plot stays on tasks and has a good amount of action and plot development. I wish there was a bit more reminiscing from John about some of his past jobs which I though was interesting (maybe his greatest “hits” book is coming next). The writing is great and really makes you feel connected with the story and the characters. I hope there is more to come in the series!

Mr Simonelli does a great job with the narration. He really brings the characters to life and adds to the overall enjoyment of this book!

Good ...but not better than the first one

outstanding narration and interesting ways to kill people. intern concept is not really main concept.