Book cover titled "The Candidate" by Mikael Carlson, featuring an illustration of the U.S. Capitol building with social media icons and a hand holding a phone with a "Vote" button.

POLITICAL DRAMA

THE iCANDIDATE

FIRST BOOK IN THE MICHAEL BENNIT SERIES

by MIKAEL CARLSON

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Can one honest man change the course of a nation?
If you like House of Cards, you’ll enjoy reading how The Michael Bennit Series turns the American political process upside down when the little guy is pitted against the Washington elite set on destroying him to preserve their power in these political dramas.
All Michael Bennit wants to do is be the best high school teacher he can be. However, when he loses a bet to his overachieving class of history students, he finds himself in unfamiliar territory: a candidate running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
With no money and only his students to run his campaign, Michael sets a plan in motion to be the country’s first virtual candidate. Leveraging social media, his campaign becomes the epicenter of national attention and a target for a desperate incumbent who is fanatical about hanging onto power—at any cost.
The iCandidate follows the plight of four people caught in the firestorm of mass media, social media, and dirty politics. In the end, lives will be changed and the political landscape of the country forever altered, but will the lesson of it all be lost?
WINNER — NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARD
WINNER — AMERICAN BOOK FEST
SILVER MEDAL — READERS’ FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS
SILVER MEDAL — GLOBAL EBOOK AWARDS
FINALIST — MONTAIGNE MEDAL
FINALIST — TOP SHELF INDIE BOOK AWARDS
QUARTERFINALIST — AMAZON BREAKTHROUGH NOVEL AWARD
The iCandidate — Product Information
Title: The iCandidate
Author: Mikael Carlson
Series: The Michael Bennit Series — Book 1
Publisher: Warrington Publishing
Original Publication: October 2013
Language: English
Genre: Political Drama / Political Thriller
Formats: Kindle eBook, Paperback, Hardcover, Audiobook.
Quick Product Data
eBook ISBN: 9780989767316
Paperback ISBN: 9780989767309
Hardcover ISBN: 9781944972042
Kindle ASIN: B00FQITFOS
eBook Page Count: 359 pages*
Paperback Page Count: 350 pages
Hardcover Page Count: 357 pages†
Paperback Trim: 6 × 9 inches
Hardcover Nominal Trim: 6 × 9 inches
Amazon Hardcover Exterior Dimensions: 6.24 × 1.07 × 9.24 inches
Formats: Kindle eBook, Paperback, Hardcover, Audiobook
Publisher: Warrington Publishing
Series: The Michael Bennit Series, Book 1
Kindle Unlimited: Yes

PRAISE FOR THE MICHAEL BENNIT SERIES

A very refreshing and timely novel. Very well written with great characters. The story line will blow you away.

Amazon Review
The iCandidate is a solid work of fiction, encompassing elements of great literature. The theme, main idea or message, is a poignant one; it calls for America to wake up before it's too late.

Amazon Review
The iCandidate is one of the best books that I have read in a long time and the characters and twists will keep you reading long into the night.

Reviewed by Samantha Rivera for Readers' Favorite

Author

Mikael Carlson

The founder of Warrington Publishing, Mikael is the multiple award-winning and Amazon bestselling author of six political drama and thriller series spanning nearly two dozen novels. He is a retired paratrooper, avid world traveler, and political junkie looking to bring great stories to the world.

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