Guest Post & #Giveaway – The Cleansweep Counterstrike by Chuck Waldron @chuckwaldron6 @iReadBookTours #thriller #dystopian #adultfiction

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Book Title: The Cleansweep Counterstrike by Chuck Waldron
Series: A Matt Tremain Technothriller Book 2
Category: Adult Fiction, 312 pages
Genre: Thriller / dystopian
Publisher: Bublish Inc.
Release date: April 21, 2018
Content Rating: PG-13 + M (Adult language)

Synopsis

In this sequel, Matt Tremain is back, facing an even deadlier threat. Deceit and intrigue lie hidden behind the collapse of Operation CleanSweep. It’s time for revenge.

Instrumental in exposing the evil behind Operation CleanSweep—a diabolical ā€œcultural cleansingā€ plot masterminded by Toronto billionaire Charles Claussen—investigative blogger Tremain now faces the madman’s desire for vengeance. Claussen intends to settle the score personally by luring Matt into a deadly trap.

But the clock is ticking for Claussen, too. FraternitĆ© des Aigles, The Brotherhood of Eagles—a shadowy group that secretly financed Claussen’s Operation CleanSweep—wants answers and their money back. Consumed with rage, Claussen risks everything to get to Matt before the Brotherhood gets to him. Tremain is once again partnering with a police detective, Carling. Knowing they are being lured into a possible trap, they decide to face their nemesis, Charles Claussen.

Across four continents, Claussen sets traps, pursues Tremain, and continues to execute his signature brand of global chaos. When his fiancé’s life is on the line, can Tremain stop Claussen’s madness and still avoid getting killed?

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Guest Post

I will be the first one to tell you that writing is not easy!Ā  I love reading and sharing books with all my followers/readers, but sometimes it is hard to write a review so I can’t imagine what it might be to write a book!Ā  Thanks to Chuck for sharing his insights into writing.

Writing is easy, right?

A man approached my table at a book fair. ā€œWriting a novel is easy, right? I have this story I want to write. Tell me where to start?ā€

ā€œThe beginning is easy. What comes next is hard.ā€

ā€œHuh?ā€

ā€œFirst, you need a license. Do you have one?ā€

ā€œI had no idea,ā€ he said. ā€œWhere do I get one.ā€

ā€œThe Department of Creative Writing,ā€ I told him. ā€œEach state capital has one, or province if you live in Canada. You have to pass a test. The written part is the hardest,ā€ I added.

ā€œI had no idea,ā€ he said.

~~~

A frequent question to writers is where we get our ideas, is writing hard, how long does it take to write a novel?

A woman told me she would like to write but didn’t have an imagination.

Iā€m lost without my imaginary friends and enemies. Matt Tremain’s my latest made-up friend. He wanted to expose the truth behind a curtain of conspiracy. Mostly, he wanted to stay. In the sequel, he’s now hunted by his nemesis, out for revenge.

Writers all have something in common, an idea or storyline appears, and we begin to imagine characters, give them shape and voice. We put them in danger, then try to get them out of trouble. We tend to do that a lot in a novel. Stories may take a lot of detours to get to the end. Sometimes the danger is from other characters. Sometimes the danger comes from Nature, a hurricane maybe. Sometimes the danger is from the inside, a serious character flaw. In remarkable stories I’ve read, it has all three of those elements. Whew.

That’s how it happened when I wrote The Cleansweep Counterstrike and the prequel, The Cleansweep Conspiracy. I have enjoyed putting Matt Tremain in harm’s way and facing dangers, hopefully keeping readers in suspense about the outcome. I look forward to you becoming one of my readers. Let me know how I did.

Chuck Waldron,
Author, The Cleansweep Conspiracy and The Cleansweep Counterstrike

Read my review of the first book, The Cleansweep Conspiracy.

About the Author

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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Giveaway

1 winner will get a set of The Cleansweep series (2 books)

5 winners will get a choice of one of Chuck Waldron’s back titles in ebook format

1 winner will get a $25 Amazon GC

7 winners total / open to USA and canada only

(ends Sept 29, 2018)

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4 thoughts on “Guest Post & #Giveaway – The Cleansweep Counterstrike by Chuck Waldron @chuckwaldron6 @iReadBookTours #thriller #dystopian #adultfiction

  1. Edye

    LOVE the cover!

  2. Angela Saver

    This sounds like a great read that I will so enjoy!

  3. CHUCK WALDRON

    Thanks for providing an opportunity to share some thoughts about writing.
    Chuck

  4. June S.

    This book sounds like one that I would want to read, thank-you for having it.

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