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A moonshining hermit and a young park ranger each discover an archaeology field class where people have been killed and the site is suspicious. When the ranger is shot from the sky, he and the hermit flee the sniper and return to save the students. With help from a co-ed, they escape.

Action,Adventure,Funny,Mystery,Suspense/Thriller

The hermit "Relic" says to himself “I don’t know whether to scratch my head…or my butt.” He discovers a man with a rifle watching over a college field class in archaeology, fiddling with a spooky scarecrow that is way out of place in the desert canyon. What is going on here?

Canyonlands National Park, Utah

No

Internal Journey/Rebirth,Rebellion Against 'The One'

Coming of Age,Happy Ending,Meaningful Message,Twist

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Name: Relic

Age: 40

Gender: Male

Role: Mentor

Key Traits: Adventurous,Confident,Decisive,Faithful,Modest,Blunt,Selfless,Skillful,Funny,Honorable,Strong Moral Code,Lone Wolf

Name: Owen

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Underdog,Modest,Aspiring,Empathetic,Flexible,Honorable,Insecure,Naive

Name: Faye

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Role: sidekick

Key Traits: Adventurous,Modest,Selfless,Outspoken,Skillful,Empathetic,Engaging,Faithful,Leader,Unapologetic,Decisive,Blunt

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Readers’ Favorite has awarded 5 stars to all of his novels, calling Wings Over Ghost Creek “a beautifully written thriller.” 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. A.W. Baldwin finished his first novel, Desert Guardian, in 2017. His second novel, Raptor Canyon, builds on a character introduced in Desert Guardian, 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 Screencraft Cinematic Book Contest. His third novel, Wings Over Ghost Creek, was released in 2019 and also has received the Grand Master Adventure Writers’ Finalist Award. His fourth, Diamonds of Devil’s Tail, was released in October of 2020. Sandstone monuments, sheer canyons, and startling vistas provide the unique settings for these thrillers. Adventure, mystery, and personal challenge combine in a world surreal in its scope and deeply rooted in American history. A graduate of Wright State University and the University of Idaho School of Law, Baldwin has practiced law for more than 35 years. He began his career with a poverty law fellowship award on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. He has appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court, Ninth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal, and other Federal, Tribal, and State Courts. He won the right of the Northern Arapaho Tribe to operate (and self-regulate) the full gamut of casino-style gaming without state control. He has successfully litigated First Amendment religious liberties, voting rights, Tribal sovereignty, and for environmental justice. He earned his private pilot’s license in 1997 and enjoys flying a Cessna 172.

Age: 18-34,35-54,55+

Target Gender: Universal

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Status: Yes: self-published

Publisher: A.W.Baldwin

Year Published: 2019

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