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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: 4.44 · 306 ratings · 185 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	In Defense of Innocence by Dave Wickenden (Goodreads Author), David Wickenden 4.63 avg rating — 79 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 4.18 avg rating — 80 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 4.29 avg rating — 49 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 4.54 avg rating — 35 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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Dave Wickenden rated a book it was amazing The Heart of Elder Horrors by Jessica Cranberry (Goodreads Author)	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
This anthology is packed with a variety of monster stories. From demon hunters who are more monstrous than those they hunt to witches who hold the evil guilt of the people who fear her. A werewolf private eye who investigates the worst of society for ...more
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When Reece stops by his parent’s home for a visit, he finds his parents dead from an apparent murder-suicide. As the police begin their investigation, he gets a call from his mother. So who’s the dead woman with his father. Over the next couple of da ...more
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Joe Carpenter’s life is left meaningless when his wife and daughters are killed when their flight crashes. Once a rising star investigative reporter, he has no drive to work anymore. This ends when he meets a woman who tells him she was the sole surv ...more
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Dave Wickenden rated a book it was amazing Strangers in Time by David Baldacci (Goodreads Author)	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
This is a historical novel that follows Charlie Matters, a young boy trying to survive during the Second Would War in the ruins of London. He meets up with Molly Wakefield, who has returned to London from the country, where she had been sent when the ...more
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Axel takes on a group of mercenaries who capture an entire high-rise filled with the most important energy consultants from across the globe. Axel, who works with Homeland, must come up with a plan to infiltrate, defuse a dirty bomb, and rescue the ...more
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Thanks to the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review of the story. Garcia is back with the second instalment in her ‘Corner of Eden and Darkness' series. Mae and Brandon go on the offensive in this story, determined to capture the shape-c ...more
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