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John DeDakis

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Journalist, novelist, and writing coach John DeDakis is a former Senior Copy Editor on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer." DeDakis (pronounced deh-DAY-kiss) is the author of five novels in the Lark Chadwick mystery-suspense-thriller series.

His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.

His most recent novel, Fake, is a winner of the 2020 Reviewers Choice Award. In Fake, Lark is a White House correspondent dealing with “fake news” in the era of #MeToo.

During his award-winning 45-year career in journalism (25 years at CNN), DeDakis has been a White House Correspondent and interviewed such luminaries as Alfred Hitchcock, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan.
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My Dad's Awful War

This originally appeared in "The Timberwolf Howl," the unit newspaper of the 104th Infantry Division. It's now getting wider play - in slightly edited form - on CNN.com

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Carol and I worked together at CNN back in the day. It comes as no surprise to me that she reports on her own life with the same grit and courage and brought to the job as a journalist. "When News Breaks" is raw, real, and a must-read for anyone feel ...more
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"DeDakis pulls out all the stops in this exciting story, touching on multiple politically sensitive topics. I thoroughly enjoyed the refreshingly common-sense voice and style of DeDakis' writing, so this was a fast read for me!"
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Had to remind myself that this was a novel! So in tune with our current political climate. Great read, actually gasping in disbelief as this book takes unexpected turns."
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"Another excellent entry in the Lark Chadwick series. This book spoke to the current political turmoil with moderates and progressives toe-to-toe with arch-conservatives. Sometimes that made the book difficult to read (too much like today's politics) " Read more of this review »
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“I’ll get discouraged. It’s like trying to climb a mountain. It’s better to focus on the next step rather than on the countless ones it’ll take to get to the top.”
John DeDakis, Fake

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Majenta Hello, John! Thank you for contacting me! Congratulation on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else, may you have another productive week in another productive year. Blessings!
Best wishes from Majenta


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Stan Law A belated thanks for choosing me to be among your friends, John. It may interest you that my book Marvin Clark—In Search of Freedom in now a matching FREE download on Amazon Kindle. This ins not a mystery, but you might well be amused. Enjoy it while you can. (A little review on Amazon wouldn't hurt either!)
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Beth Hi John,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author on Facebook!


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John DeDakis bless you, jeanette!!


Jeanette Stingley Greetings John. Welcome to GoodReads! Your book sounds awesome! I have it on my to-read list now.


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