Firecrackers (Paperback)

The neighborhood is an explosive place for four intrepid pals, a mysterious captive, and a million-dollar conspiracy.

Nash and his mischievous friends embark on their summer adventures when old lady Alice is heard moaning outside her spooky house. As they investigate, a man they call "Blackbeard" misleads, bluffs, and threatens them. But as the danger to Alice rises, so does Nash's determination to uncover the truth - until the boys discover it's not just Alice who "Blackbeard" will kill to protect his treasure...

Join the fun and fireworks along the way.

But be careful: not everyone in the deadly game is who they seem.

A.W. Baldwin has written seven outdoor thriller/mysteries featuring "Relic," a moonshining hermit living deep in the remote canyons of Utah. Raptor Canyon received the Grand Master Adventure Writers' Finalist Award and was a finalist in the 2019-2020 Screen Craft Cinematic Book Contest. Wings Over Ghost Creek received the Grand Master Adventure Writers' Finalist Award and the Global Book Awards Silver Medal. Broken Inn received the Grand Master Adventure Writers' Finalist Award, the Global Book Awards Silver Medal, and the New York City Big Book Award Featured Favorite Award. Each have received rave reviews from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Dirk Cussler. Moonshine Mesa won the gold medal in the international Reader's Favorite competition and the gold medal in the Global Book Awards. Onlinebookclub calls the plot The Antidote "phenomenal" (can a botany student, a couple of old-timers, and genetically modified seeds provide the antidote for climate change?) Reader's Favorite calls Against the Wind "...a captivating story filled with suspense and action" (the skies are a dangerous place for a teenage pilot with a stolen airplane and a physicist with a quantum computer secret.)An avid backcountry hiker, canoer, and whitewater enthusiast, the author takes his readers on adventures in ancient lands that shape the motives and spirits of his characters. You can learn more about his novels at awbaldwin.com.