The Wager

Unit 1 Series, Book 3

By: Allen Kent

Narrated by: Paul J McSorley

A rigged presidential election and a trail of bodies.

While 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 corruption.

During the 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 stop listening!

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Eerily similar to today's world

As I listened, I couldn't help but think of today & all of the political hell that's happening. Very thought-provoking.

great intrigue

In regards to the current media bias that seems to be fairly prevalent, this novel kind of struck a chord with me. Although the media is presently leaning in the same direction as my own beliefs, first and foremost the press should be unbiased. Allen Kent's novel, The Wager presents two members of the press who make a wager as to their ability to influence the public. It's fast-paced and well written. And while there is some romance, it is in the background and doesn't distract from the action and adventure. It was especially interesting having the plot being situated around a "problem-solver". I ended up staying up all night just to finish listening.

Being a woman, I tend to scrutinize how female characters are written and I found Kent's characters relatable and well written. I definitely want to hear the rest of the series.

Paul J. McSorley is a great narrator and did an excellent job with this book. I think sometimes that I'm still a child at heart as I dearly love it when a voice actor uses different voices and accents in an audiobook and McSorley does such a good job of that. I really hope he narrates the rest of the series as he is in my top five favorite narrators. The action/adventure/thriller genres are the perfect match for him. P.S. He does a pretty good John Wayne too!

Political Thriller

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.

Political Wager

The death of an agent opens the door to an unbelievable series of events that contain blackmail and hundreds of deaths. Two competing newsmen bet that each can sway voters to their candidate. What starts as an "unfriendly" wager continues into bombs across America and politicians in compromising photos. I was gifted this from the author.

Great Book!

I would recommend this book to anyone. The narrator done a great job telling the story. Looking forward to listening to the next book by this author.