Bluff (Hardcover Edition) by John DeDakis    Books by John DeDakis     View all 5 · Bluff (Kindle Edition) · Fast Track (Kindle Edition) · Fast Track (Hardcover) · Fast Track (Paperback Edition)
Category:	Mystery/Suspense			ISBN-10:	1595072217	Type:	Fiction
Pages:	288	Copyright:	Dec. 6, 2010	ISBN-13:	9781595072214

Buy your copy! Amazon Amazon Barnes & Noble.com My Web Site: Lark Chadwick is back in the sequel to Fast Track   From the small town environs of Wisconsin to the ancient cities and mountains of Peru, the intrepid reporter for ThePine Bluff Standard is freshly embroiled in another tale of intrigue – the mysterious death of the daughter of her boss -- where Lark shockingly becomes a target. Click here to read a free 4-chapter sample:  http://www.archebooks.com/BookIDX/Indexes/MystSus/Bluff/BluffDesc.htm Get it now at a 40% discount if you order in 5-book increments.  Click here for details:  http://www.archebooks.com/PDP.htm Excerpt "Holly wrote that earlier she’d heard mem- bers of another hiking group at the hostel talk- ing about having a card game. 'I think I’ll join them,' she wrote, 'and maybe get drunk.' Her diary came to an end with these words: I don’t want anyone near me on the trail tomorrow. Was just dozing now and had a weird dream. I dreamed I was on the trail. It wound higher and higher into the sky. The moon was full. Someone was chasing me. I couldn’t tell who it was, but he kept getting closer and closer. Suddenly, I was pushed from behind, tripped, and went falling over the side of the cliff. That was the last entry in Holly Stone’s di- ary. My heart was galloping by the time I came to the end. I had so many questions: The dream was obviously a premonition of her own death, but was it a self-fulfilling prophecy? Did she become so obsessed with the possibility of fall- ing that she accidentally tripped and fell to her death? Was she drunk or hung over after stay- ing up late drinking? Or was Holly pushed? And, if she was pushed, who did it? For the past year, Lionel and Muriel had firmly believed that Holly’s death was a sim- ple accident. But they’d never read all of what she’d written in her diary. I had a gnawing feeling that Holly Stone was murdered."

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Professional Reviews
Diane Dimond
“Lark Chadwick is my hero! A true investigative reporter in every sense of the word. Lark reminds me of me in the early days of my career, driven by curiosity and the need to unravel true and compelling stories. It’s no surprise that veteran journalist John DeDakis so accurately depicts the life and work of a reporter and how a complicated mystery gets solved. But how DeDakis can so accurately write from a woman’s point of view - with all the intrinsic curiosity, emotion and passion - is nothing short of astounding. The public rarely gets a glimpse of what an investigative reporter’s life is like: the curiosity-propelled pursuit of a story, the loneliness and the inherent danger in many assignments. That’s the real untold tale of how meaningful journalism gets to the public. I want more Lark Chadwick adventures!”

-Diane Dimond
Author and Investigative Journalist

Charlene Fu
“I raced right through it. Definitely hard to put down! John DeDakis is a masterful storyteller who has adroitly woven several story lines into
this fast-paced page-turner. With true-to-life characters and an insider's knowledge of the world of journalism, the second of DeDakis' Lark Chadwick mysteries will not disappoint fans of Fast Track.”

-Charlene Fu
Former Veteran Foreign Correspondent for the Associated Press

Carol Costello
“Lark is like an old friend. I’m glad she’s back and as fierce as ever. Bluff is a good, fast read…I can’t wait until the next adventure.”

-Carol Costello
Anchor/Correspondent, CNN's "American Morning"

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