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Intern Mass Market Paperback – Dec 25 2003

by Bonnie Hearn Hill (Author)
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  1. Print length
    384 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    MIRA
  4. Publication date
    Dec 25 2003
  5. Dimensions
    10.64 x 2.62 x 16.84 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0778320014
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0778320012
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MIRA; First Time Paperback edition (Dec 25 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0778320014
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0778320012
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 181 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.64 x 2.62 x 16.84 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Bonnie Hearn Hill

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Bonnie Hearn Hill is the author of more than a dozen suspense novels as well as short stories and nonfiction. Her story, "The Happy Birthday Song," appeared in the 2023 Anthony Award-winning collection Crime Hits Home: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction's Top Authors. Her articles on writing have appeared in Writer's Digest, The Writer, and Publishers Weekly. With Christopher Allan Poe, she wrote DIGITAL INK: Writing Killer Fiction in the e-book Age, a guide for writers.

Awards include 2019 first place, short story, Writer's Digest magazine, 2019 first place, essay, The Writer magazine, and the 2019 Harlequin Creator Fund for a novel in progress set in the rock radio industry of the late 1960s

Bonnie has an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University Los Angeles. She speaks at conferences and workshops and is proud of the many writers she has mentored.

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Bill Lampton, Ph.D.
5.0 out of 5 stars You will understand why bookstores can't keep it in stock
Reviewed in Canada on February 27, 2004
For several weeks, I haunted Atlanta area bookstores, trying to find a copy of Intern. Repeatedly I heard, "We sold our last copy an hour ago." Once I read the book, I understood why the demand was so high.
When I first heard the title, my assumption was that the story was about physicians in training. However, soon I realized that "intern" took on new meaning during a recent Presidential term. With that in mind, I was not surprised that the book was about a testosterone-driven political leader.
Intern reminded me of Lord Acton's famous saying: "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." This novel reflects today's headlines in many ways. Politicians, super athletes, actors, musicians, and others who merit the term "icon" forget their vulnerability. Having received special treatment for most of their lives, they have escaped consequences that ordinary citizens would face. However, as in the case of Intern's central figure Eric Barry, a day of reckoning comes. Immunity vanishes. Lies and intrigue do not work any longer. A noose tightens, and exit doors close.
Possibly the book's strongest appeal lies in the realistic dialogue. Bonnie Hearn Hill has her characters speak to each other using genuine conversational style, quite unlike what we hear on soap operas or read in tabloids.
Although this is the first Bonnie Hearn Hill book I have read, it won't be the last. I will read what is available now, and anticipate the two books she writes annually.
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4.0 out of 5 stars well written, exciting suspense thriller
Reviewed in Canada on February 2, 2003
In Pleasant View, California, Gloria Wayne reports to the police that her twenty-three years old daughter April is missing. This would be minor local news except that April is an intern working for State Senator Eric Barry. The disappearance of April becomes a media event especially when she was seen the night before she vanished in Sacramento having a drink with Eric.
The police believe that Eric not only had an affair with April and probably other women, but also when pushed for more, he killed her. However, the evidence is not there to prove their contention but Gloria is determined to make Eric pay. Eric's wife Suzanne and their two adult daughters initially believe in him, but begin having doubts that they even know whom he is as circumstantial evidence proves Eric is a philanderer. Still, no information surfaces that prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Eric killed April even if his reelection effort is hampered by the implications.
Though a well written, quite exciting suspense thriller somewhat supported by Condit-Levy, sub-genre fans will feel a bit cheated by the fully cleaned up climax with no doubts that justice was served. The tale moves briskly forward through a deep look by the characters mostly impacted by the missing April. Most interesting are Eric who feels unfairly besieged and Suzanne who changes from a supporting spouse into a doubting Thomasina. Bonnie Hearn Hill provides thriller fans with a tale from the headlines that though too immaculately wrapped up will give plenty of satisfaction to readers.
Harriet Klausner
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N. Sausser
3.0 out of 5 stars Ripped From The Headlines?
Reviewed in Canada on March 25, 2004
An intern to a California State senator goes missing. It turns out the senator was having an affair with her. Sound familiar? This story seems to be loosely based on the Gary Condit and Chandra Levy story. The narration jumps around from one character to another, but once I got used to this style of writing, the story was easier to follow. I'm not normally a big fan of political thrillers, but Hill made this one interesting. The characters are complex and the dialog is especially well done. The story moves along at a good clip and there were frequent hooks to past secrets that kept me turning pages. There was a bit of graphic sex toward the end, which might not be for everyone. Even if the reader is not familiar with the Condit/Levy story, I think they will find this an interesting read.
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Tim
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Suspense Thriller I've Read in Years
Reviewed in Canada on March 19, 2003
Fans of Bonnie Hearn Hill know her as the gifted author of Huelga House and Johnnie Ray and Miss Kilgallen, and already respect her talent. Even they are in for an exciting surprise when they crack the spine on Intern. This is a compelling page turner that will keep you riveted with a story that unfolds constantly with new twists. Just when you think you have it figured out, she throws you another curve. If you can't read this straight through, cover to cover, it will drive you nuts to set it down. Bommie Hearn Hill is a great story teller. And don't miss the passing plug for her Best Friend and Main Squeeze - way to go, Bonnie.
Just don't get so caught up in the story that you miss the beauty of her writing. Bonnie Hearn Hill is a talented and skillful word artist. She deftly shifts points of view and tense as her characters develop and carry you along with their lives. As intriging as her story is, I found myself frequently stopping to reread passages from two pages previously because her writing is so good. What a great feeling to be caught up in a story and have to pure beauty of the writing sneak up and blow in your ear.
Personally. I can't wait for the next novel from this engaging new voice.
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Rebecca Brown
4.0 out of 5 stars what lies we tell!
Reviewed in Canada on January 31, 2003
On the cover it says: "Intern is not what you think...It's so much more." & that it is! Written from The Girl's, the Senator's, the Wife's, & the Mother's points of view, you are pulled headlong into a drama ripped from our recent headlines, with the terse yet descriptive language of an expert journalist.
It is a skillfully crafted, tightly wound believable story of how power can corrupt, & the fury & helplessness of those it touches, & because Bonnie Hearn Hill allows for some morsels of redemption.
Scary, tragic & fascinating. I look forward to this author's next book!
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G E. Learned
2.0 out of 5 stars Roller Coaster
Reviewed in Canada on February 9, 2004
This book is a hard one to review. I loved reading the first 90% of it. The problem arose in that I was pretty sure about a third in that I knew who-done-it and was reading just because it was a very well crafted story with great character development. The problem was the end started feeling more and more rushed to me, and when I finally got there, felt it was a let-down for such a great build-up.
Not a bad read, but I wouldn't rush out for it.
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Lisanne Harrington
5.0 out of 5 stars You Won't Be Able to Put it Down
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2013
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INTERN is a fast-paced thrill ride through the seamy underbelly of the political power that thrives in this country. Bonnie Hearn Hill deftly shows us the people behind the scenes as well as those in the forefront. She brings to life the naïve Intern, the power-hungry Senator, the supportive Wife and the proud Mother so vividly that we feel we know them intimately. Even if we can't always tell the good guys from the bad. All we know for sure is that we need to know more.

Each character has their own unique voice and story, and Hearn Hill skillfully allows them their musings about just what exactly happened to the Intern. Readers are compelled to keep turning page after page as the story unfolds and secret after secret is unveiled, until at last, the truth is revealed and the reader is left breathless. This is one you definitely don't want to miss!
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Sidney
4.0 out of 5 stars Riveting!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2023
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I couldn't put this book down for hours! Very good read, and will keep you guessing until the very end.
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N. Sausser
3.0 out of 5 stars Ripped From The Headlines?
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2004
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An intern to a California State senator goes missing. It turns out the senator was having an affair with her. Sound familiar? This story seems to be loosely based on the Gary Condit and Chandra Levy story. The narration jumps around from one character to another, but once I got used to this style of writing, the story was easier to follow. I'm not normally a big fan of political thrillers, but Hill made this one interesting. The characters are complex and the dialog is especially well done. The story moves along at a good clip and there were frequent hooks to past secrets that kept me turning pages. There was a bit of graphic sex toward the end, which might not be for everyone. Even if the reader is not familiar with the Condit/Levy story, I think they will find this an interesting read.
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Christopher Poe
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2012
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Intern is a tightly plotted thriller that exposes the dark nature of political power in this country, and yet this book still manages to put a human face on each of these characters. Once I picked this book, I couldn't put it down.

April, a political intern, unleashes a media firestorm when she goes missing. Soon after, her married lover, Senator Barry, becomes the prime suspect in her case. What follows is a fantastic book that you won't be able to put down.

A+ Highly recommended!

Especially for our elected officials, who can't seem to keep it in their pants. Know what I mean, John McCain, Gary Condit, John Edwards, Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, John Kennedy? Okay, I'll stop there, but I could go on and on, which shows just how relevant this book is.

Oh, and do you have anything to add, General Petraeus?
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rachel
4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2013
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I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery.

The story revolves around the disappearance of a California senator's intern but it's more than that. Told from various POVs, including the senator, his wife, and the missing girl's mother, this story documents the chaos brought on by the intern's disappearance; each character is affected in a unique way by the disappearance. One thing that stands out about this book in my mind is the moral ambiguity that surrounds the characters. One minute a character will do something or say something that's at odds with what he/she has said or done before and you don't know whether to judge them bad or good because of it. I find it mimics real life very well.

This book raises a lot of questions and only answers some of them but I still find myself surprisingly satisfied with it.
I'm sorry if this review is a bit too vague but when I started reading it I had no clue what it was about and I think I enjoyed it more because of that. Definitely give this book a chance.
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