If you enjoy the action of Indiana Jones , you'll love the gripping outdoor adventure, high flying danger, and clever humor of Wings Over Ghost Creek .  Meet "Relic," a moonshining recluse of Canyonlands (Utah's red rock country) as he and a park service worker flee a murdering sniper through whitewater rapids, deep canyon gorges, and ancient archaeological ruins.  Catch the excitement of piloting a small airplane through narrow, towering cliffs.  Mystery, murder, and mayhem make this a suspenseful and fast-moving ride!  (This is the third in the "Relic" novel series.) A moonshining hermit.   A reluctant pilot.   A $5 million plunder. What if your archeology field class was hiding assassins and dealers in black-market treasure? Owen discovers a murdered corpse at a college-run archeological dig in the Utah outback but when he and a park service pilot try to reach the sheriff for help, their plane is shot from the sky. Owen must ditch the aircraft in the Colorado River, where he is saved by a moonshining hermit named Relic. The two flee from the sniper and circle back to warn the students. They must trek through rugged canyon country, unravel a baffling mystery, and foil a remarkable form of thievery. Suzy, a student at the dig, helps spearhead their escape but the unique team of crooks has a surprise for them... "A return of the mysterious hermit Relic...a page-turning thriller." New York Times #1 Best Selling Author Dirk Cussler. This was so much fun to write - especially the flying scenes!  Wings Over Ghost Creek  is the third of several novels featuring "Relic," the moonshining hermit of Canyonlands, Utah.  Relic has a penchant for trouble, humor, and adventure, all set in amazing locations (think of Arches National Park, which is adjacent to the Green and Colorado Rivers in Canyonlands).  Each novel is stand - alone, so feel free to read them in any order.  I hope you enjoy them! A moonshining hermit. A reluctant pilot. A $5 million plunder. What if your archeology field class was hiding assassins and dealers in black-market treasure? Owen discovers a murdered corpse at a college-run archeological dig in the Utah outback but when he and a park service pilot try to reach the sheriff for help, their plane is shot from the sky. Owen must ditch the aircraft in the Colorado River, where he is saved by a moonshining hermit named Relic. The two flee from the sniper and circle back to warn the students. They must trek through rugged canyon country, unravel a baffling mystery, and foil a remarkable form of thievery. Suzy, a student at the dig, helps spearhead their escape but the unique team of crooks has a surprise for them... Reader's Favorite has awarded 5 Stars  to all four of his "Relic" novels, calling  Raptor Canyon  "a hoot of an adventure." 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 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, where he later became a staff attorney and then Executive Director of Wind River Legal Services, a legal aid program serving the Reservation and southeastern Wyoming.  After successful civil rights and class action lawsuits, the Northern Arapaho Tribe hired him as in-house counsel from late 1988 to 1992, when he established a private firm that continues to represent tribes in the Rocky Mountain West.  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. 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. His third novel in the series,  Wings Over Ghost Creek , was published in 2019. 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.