The CleanSweep Conspiracy

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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Synopsis

In this riveting political conspiracy thriller, investigative blogger Matt Tremain is covering devastating riots in Toronto when he learns of a plot to rid the city of “undesirables.” The operation is called CleanSweep, and appears to be led by billionaire Charles Claussen, who want to sweep Toronto clean of all street people and any citizens who don’t match his restrictive screening matrix. With the help of a high-ranking government official, Claussen plans to incite riots and unrest, conning Torontonians into sacrificing privacy and civil liberties for illusionary security and safety. If Claussen gets his way, Toronto will be reduced to a repressive city-state. Matt questions whether he has the courage, skill, or influence to take on Claussen. The murder of one of his sources convinces the blogger to put his life on the line. To combat Claussen, Matt needs allies—but is anyone immune to Claussen’s toxic message? Matt gambles on the loyalty of a Toronto police detective and a local TV reporter. If his trust is misplaced, Matt will become yet another victim of CleanSweep, and the truth will be buried with him forever.

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Author Biography

Chuck Waldron is the author of four riveting mystery, thriller and suspense novels and more than fifty short stories. Inspired by his grandfather’s tales of the Ozark Mountains and local caves rumored to be havens for notorious gangsters, Waldron was destined to write about crime and the human condition. Those childhood legends ignited his imagination and filled his head with unforgettable characters, surprising plots and a keen interest in supernatural and historical subplots. With literary roots planted in the American Midwest and South, and enriched by many years living in the fertile cultural soil of metropolitan Ontario, Waldron now resides on Florida’s fabled Treasure Coast with his wife, Suzanne. While keeping an eye out for hurricanes, alligators, and the occasional Burmese python, visitors will find Waldron busy writing his next crime thriller.

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Author Insight

A question, dear reader

What do you look for in a character in your favorite book? Jason Bourne is a super hero that leaps from one crisis to the next with hardly a breath in between. Or do you like a character more like you and I, you know regular people? I placed my bet on Matt Tremain being the latter. Matt isn't a hero in the Jason Bourne sense of the word. No, he's a hero because he faces danger the way he faced bullies in school. Even if he was going to lose, he would go down swinging. I would be interested in knowing what you think. send me an email, chuck@chuckwaldron.com and let me know.

Book Excerpt

The CleanSweep Conspiracy

Matt Tremain didn’t consider himself to be brave. He certainly was not one of those superheroes full of steely resolve in the face of danger. Being short and walking with a limp, he had grown up with a bull’s-eye on his back. In middle school, he was picked on and pushed around nearly every day—that is, until he finally took a stand by facing down two large bullies. He didn’t set out to stand up to them; it was more a case of accepting a lack of alternatives. He went at them like a pit bull, tenacious and unrelenting. When the fight was over and the pain gradually subsided, he found that his reputation had been reshaped. Even though he lost, everyone openly admired his tenacity.

It didn’t hurt to have a big brain, either.

Now he would need both of those attributes again.

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Chuck Waldron

The CleanSweep Conspiracy

Synopsis

Author Biography

Author Insight

A question, dear reader

Book Excerpt

The CleanSweep Conspiracy

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