The Author

A.W. Baldwin

The Antidote, dubbed "a true delight" by Dirk Cussler, won First Place in the Adventure Writer's Competition and went on to win a series of other awards.  The Antidote and his "Relic" novels, which feature a moonshining hermit of Canyonlands, have all received 5 Star Reviews or awards and have become Amazon best sellers.  Readers' Favorite calls Raptor Canyon "a hoot of an adventure novel... most highly recommended" and describes Wings Over Ghost Creek as "a beautifully written thriller."  Raptor Canyon received the 2019 Grand Master Adventure Writers' Finalist Award, established by New York Times best-selling author, Clive Cussler and was a finalist in the ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Contest 2019-2020. Wings Over Ghost Creek received the 2020 Grand Master Adventure Writers' Finalist Award. Broken Inn received the 2021 Grand Master Adventure Writers' Finalist Award and awards from Global Book Awards, New York City Big Book Awards, Books Shelf Writing Awards for Fiction, and Independent Press Awards.

An avid backcountry hiker, canoer, pilot, and whitewater enthusiast, the author takes his readers on adventures in ancient lands that shape the motives and spirits of his characters. His novels include Moonshine Mesa (2023), The Antidote (2022), Broken Inn (2021), Diamonds of Devil's Tail (2020), Wings Over Ghost Creek (2019), Raptor Canyon (2018), and Desert Guardian (2017).

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 to protect First Amendment religious liberties, voting rights, Tribal sovereignty, and the environment. He earned his private pilot’s license in 1997 and enjoys flying a Cessna 172.