A Rigged Presidential Election And A Trail Of BodiesWhile investigating an extortion plot involving high-priced Washington call girls and some of America’s most powerful politicians, Unit 1 agent Adam Zak becomes embroiled in a deadly scheme to engineer the election of the next President of the United States.>>>A Web of CorruptionDuring the run-up to the presidential election, Zak and … run-up to the presidential election, Zak and systems analyst Dreu Sason pick their way through an entangling web of murder, blackmail, and political intrigue that asks of both the government and the media who cover it, “Who can we trust” and “How can we know?”
>>>The Wager is the thrilling introductory “Unit One” novel. You won’t want to put it down!
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Most of us tend to shrug off the lack of moral compass in some politicians but hold newsmen to a higher standard. The Wager is what happens when they betray the truth for a seemingly harmless game, simply to test their power on the American public.
Two competing network anchors—Grant Huston and Chase Rayborn—pride themselves on their skill to shape how America thinks. “We are the gatekeepers. We decide what’s news and what isn’t. Events take on meaning to the degree we give them time and attention.” Rayborn and Huston make a wager to influence the outcome of a presidential election. “The rules would be that we can’t directly attack any of the other primary competitors. They’ll be doing enough of that themselves. We can just generate support for our own man.” Only one problem: they resort to breaking their own rules, and things get out of hand. The results of the gentlemen’s game turn out far from gentle.
The urge to win the bet drives both Rayborn and Huston to go beyond merely reporting or analyzing the news. One of them enlists the head of a militant group to create a national crisis that will generate the kind of fear to drive people into his candidate’s camp. The other enlists a crime boss who uses high-prized Washington call girls to blackmail politicians into changing their positions.
And so, when Pandora’s box opens, we know who unleashed the ideas for the gruesome crimes and who executed them. We know who-done-it. The thrill in the chase. This is where Unit 1 agent Adam Zak and systems analyst Dreu Sason, his romantic interest and sidekick, come in. Rooting for them I bit my nails through the chase scenes.
The narrator, Paul J. McSorley, did great justice to the story, lending different voices and accents to the characters.
Disclosure: I became a fan of Allen Kent, the author, when both of us were invited to take part in the same boxed set.
The Wager by Allen Kent is my first introduction to this author and I was not disappointed.
Adam Zak follows the leads, trying to get to the bottom of a string of politicians being blackmailed. Murder, espionage, intrigue and terrorism – each new clue leading to a whole other new mystery. How are they all connected?
The Wager is the 3rd installment in the Unit 1 series, but I had no issues reading as a stand alone.
I really enjoyed this novel set in a political landscape with bribes and media and so much more. I went from book 1 to book 3 and didn’t really have issues, which makes me immensely curious about book 2 lol. An engaging audio and plot. I’m excited to continue on this series.
Allen Kent did an outstanding job with this novel. The multiple layers of society involved in this novel make it an engrossing and exciting experience. The characters are diverse and multi-dimensional to say the least. The story is so possible and yet unique. Listening to this novel has grabbed me so that I will read the first part of the Unit 1 series. The international component to the novel is well done and fast paced,,,an a bit scary. The domestic strife involved is so terrifyingly possible that I couldn’t stop once I started the book.
I know this kind of thing happens all the time. And it is scary because we know just how crooked and evil our Government really is.