Wager Tough

Name: Wager Tough
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Tom Farrell
ISBN: 9798868733321

Author: Tom Farrell

Series: The Wager Series #2

Narrator: Josh Innerst

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Rail Bird Press

Published: 12/29/2023

Categories: Fiction, Noir, Suspense & Thriller, Crime

Synopsis

In August, 2014, years before the legalization of sports betting in the United States, when a mob-connected bookie named Zany is murdered, Eddie O’Connell is assigned to take over Zany’s operation and find the killer. The trail leads to an exclusive, private gambling club where simulcast wagering on horse racing is used as a front for illegal sports betting. With the assistance of Paula “Rudi” Rudinger, the manager of Zany’s bookie operation and former lover, Eddie meets those who owe gambling debts. Eddie had run up a gambling debt of his own, but now finds himself doing collection.Another bookie makes a grab for the gambling club’s business and seems like the perfect suspect. Eddie doesn’t buy the theory and must walk a fine line amid the cops, the club’s high rollers, and a local crime boss who only cares about the store’s flow of revenue during the upcoming football season. Each faction wants Eddie out of the picture, but he won’t leave until he gets justice for Zany.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Theresa

Set in 2014, before sports gambling was legal, a mob-connected bookie named Zany is murdered. Chicagoan Eddie O’Connell can pay off his gambling debt if he can find Zany’s killer, but if that weren’t motivation enough, he’d want to find justice for Zany in any case. Eddie takes over Zany’s role in a......more

Goodreads review by Karla

Eddie is a flawed yet determined character that you'll root for throughout the twists and turns in this fast-paced book. I thoroughly enjoyed WagerEasy by Tom Farrell (which I picked up because of the gambling theme I know nothing about) and found myself just as engrossed in this prequel. Farrell ob......more

Goodreads review by Mary

Wager Tough by Tom Farrell was an interesting "who dun it" mystery. If you enjoy living in the world of gamblers then this novel is for you. The characters were in either a love or hate relationship with many depths to them other than their relationship through gambling. Eddie is a struggling invest......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer Finken

Good book I was pleasantly surprised at this book. I received it as a Goodreads giveaway so I wasn't sure what to expect. The story was easy to follow even with all the mystery, and was a classic whodunit thriller. There is murder, torture, mob, gambling, drinking, a little chase, some romantic inter......more

Goodreads review by Paula

This was a pretty good book. A lot of time spent in gambling establishments for the protagonist who is trying to give up drinking and gambling was a bit confusing. I would recommend reading if you like to help solve a mystery. I won this book in a Goodreads book giveaway!......more