About Chuck Barrett
Award-Winning Author
Award-winning author of the Jake Pendleton series—The Savannah Project, The Toymaker, Breach of Power, and DISRUPTION, as well as his 2015 award-winning blockbuster, BLOWN, the first book in his Gregg Kaplan series. The Kaplan series continues with Last Chance (2018) and Devil in the Wind, which was released in May 2021.
Chuck Barrett also teaches continuing education courses, The Craft of Writing Bestselling Novels, Pump Up Your Novel, and Nuts & Bolts of Self-Publishing, at Colorado State University.
Barrett is a graduate of Auburn University and a retired air traffic controller. He also holds a Commercial Pilot Certificate, Flight Instructor Certificate, and a Dive Master rating. He and his wife, DJ Steele (also an author), currently reside in Colorado.
Check out Chuck’s website at: https://chuckbarrettbooks.com/
Awards:
—LAST CHANCE
Finalist in the 2019 International Book Awards Thriller/Adventure category.
—BLOWN
2016 Writers Digest Self-Published Book Awards
—Breach of Power
Winner of the 2013 Indie Excellence Award in Political Thrillers.
Finalist in the 2013 International Book Awards Thriller/Adventure category.
—The Toymaker
Finalist in the 2013 International Book Awards Thriller/Adventure & Mystery/Suspense categories.
—The Savannah Project
Finalist in the 2011 International Book Awards Thriller/Adventure category.
Second Place in the 2011 Reviewers Choice Awards Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror category.
Honorable Mention in the 2011 ForeWord Reviews Book-Of-The-Year Awards Thriller/Suspense category.
The Savannah Project
Book 1 in the Jake Pendleton series
The Toymaker
Book 2 in the Jake Pendleton series
Breach of Power
Book 3 in the Jake Pendleton series
DISRUPTION
Book 4 in the Jake Pendleton series
BLOWN
Book 1 in the Gregg Kaplan series
Last Chance
Book 2 in the Gregg Kaplan series
Devil in the Wind
Book 3 in the Gregg Kaplan series
Dead Ringer
An eBook short-story mystery