christopher dickey (august 31, 1951 – july 16, 2020) was an american journalist, author, and news editor. he was the paris-based world news editor for "the daily beast". he authored seven books, including "our man in charleston: britain's secret agent in the civil war south" (2015); "securing the city: inside america's best counterterror force – the nypd" (2009), and a memoir, "summer of deliverance" (1998).