The Cleansing

By Robert Pugh

The Cleansing is a story about three retired journalists who learn of their friend's untimely

and unlikely death. They may be older now, but being older doesn't mean that they decided

to go home to the comforts of their easy chairs and televisions. Instead of only saying nice

things at their friend's funeral, these three retired journalists come out of retirement, and

collectively they reinvest their hard-earned journalistic savvy and credibility into solving

their friend's unfortunate death. During their investigation, they run headlong into corrupt,

intimidating thugs who stop at nothing to suppress the truth of what their friend had

uncovered.

In today's journalistic jungle, media outlets reporting the news use techniques we as

readers and viewers are expected to believe. Searching deeper into what is initially painted

as a version of a less than eye-catching news story, Max's friends discover an undertow

driving the story. Typically, these stories start as a small grain of truth, but may then be

pushed to its outer limits of acceptability by the media. Eventually, that undertow provides

credibility to what otherwise would become a purposeful lie.

As they set out to learn the truth, their initial motivation was to help Max's widow. As they

searched deeper into the narrative, they run headlong into these devious characters who

try to derail the investigation. Undeterred and undiscouraged, by harsh and even cruel

attempts to silence them, they recommit their hard-earned journalistic savvy to get at the

truth, to publish the story, and to bring justice for Max and his family.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FQYV3L5G
• ISBN13: 9798893918724
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Citiofbooks, Inc.
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"