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Dave Wickenden

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Dave Wickenden grabs life by the reins and doesn't let go. Before joining the Canadian Fire Service, he served in the Canadian Armed Forces. He's as comfortable with a rocket launcher as with a fire hose. His protagonists often find themselves enlisted as rescuers and crisis managers. Like them, Dave has knelt beside dead bodies. Using CPR and a defibrillator, he has saved six lives.

At home in Canada, Dave loves to cook, read and draw. He ran his own home-based art business, creating highly detailed wood-and-paper burnings, a technique called "pyrography." One of his pictures of former Prime Minister Jean Chretien graces the walls of Rideau Hall in Ottawa.

Dave and his wife Gina are parents to three boys and three grandsons. His two youngest ...more

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Average rating: 4.45 · 298 ratings · 182 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	In Defense of Innocence by Dave Wickenden (Goodreads Author), David Wickenden 4.64 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mad Dog: A Novel 4.21 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Home Front 4.30 avg rating — 47 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homegrown 4.55 avg rating — 33 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Masks by M. Dalto (Goodreads Author), Myra Fiacco, Marlena Frank (Goodreads Author) 4.83 avg rating — 29 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For Heaven's Sake by David Wickenden, Dave Wickenden (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 25 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flicker: Stories of Inner Flame by Chris Barnham (Goodreads Author), Deana Birch (Goodreads Author), Salena Casha (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sell Your Book, Strategies to Finding New Readers and Selling More Books it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Remnants: Volume One by Stephen Coghlan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My novel, The Origami Deception, has advanced to the shortlist in the Chanticeer International Book Awards in the Global Thrillers category.

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Savage, a former Navy Seal, and Akira, a modern-day Samurai, are now both protectors, high-quality bodyguards. But both of them have to deal with a memory of seeing the other die when someone killed their client. In a world where nothing is as it see ...more
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While blueberry picking, Cork’s grandson stumbles over a shallow grave of a missing native girl. The police aren’t interested because they are searching for a rich white girl. Cork and his son-in-law Daniel, a newly appointed Tribal police officer, r ...more
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This is the first in a series. In 1934, sixteen-year-old Weldon Avery Holland takes a shot at Bonnie and Clyde after a showdown on the family farm. He later ends up fighting for his life during the Second World War. Both events shape him to be a man ...more
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Dave Wickenden liked Eva Chikomo's review of The Origami Deception: "This book was such a good book. Had me on the edge of my seat. I really loved Lucas and Jamie to some extent. Jamie was determined which is very motivating. I highly recommend this for young adults. You might get a little frustrated at the beginning," Read more of this review »
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