The Firecracker King

THE SUMMER OF ’65 WAS HOT…AND DEADLY.“I LOVED IT! Richly atmospheric and haunting, this coming of age tale, set against a 1965 backdrop, investigates the murder of a beautiful teenage girl. A blazingly great new novel.” – Caroline Leavitt – New York Times #1 bestselling author.“A WICKED, MARVELOUS BOOK.” – David Corbett, award-winning author of THE DEVIL’S REDHEAD, and DONE FOR A DIME“Witty and gritty and paced like a rocket, Matt Bayan’s The Firecracker King is an utter gas to read. A kicker of a plot, wily characters deftly portrayed, a sneakily straightforward style that betrays a subtle, insightful mind-I was smiling with every turn of the page, when I wasn’t laughing out loud. Please excuse the all-too-obvious pun, but this book is an absolute blast.“Matt Bayan understands a sneaky, subtle truth: that the harshest realties always come salted with an earthy wit. My God, what a funny, jarring, gripping book. You will be laughing as you compulsively turn the pages, wondering; how can this man known so much? How can he convey it so wryly? How can he understand the human condition so unapologetically. What a wicked, marvelous book. What a treat for any serious reader.”———-A.C. Crispin – New York Times bestselling author. (The STARBRIDGE Series, Star Wars – THE HAN SOLO TRILOGY; Pirates of the Caribbean – THE PRICE OF FREEDOM)“Bayan’s description of the firecracker slugfest out on the lake had me howling with laughter. Not many authors can say they’ve achieved that. The only thing I can compare the writing to (and it holds up very favorably) is Stephen King’s THE BODY – the story that inspired the film STAND BY ME.”————————————————————————————————-Set in 1965, The Firecracker King depicts a quiet lakeside neighborhood that is shocked by the brutal murder of a beautiful teenage girl. Jake’s idealism is battered by hatred and betrayal as he tries to survive in a dangerous adult world. Part mystery, part coming-of-age story, part thriller, THE FIRECRACKER KING builds its pace to a breakneck ending, yet along the way contains a full measure of humor and insight.

Author Biography

Matthew Bayan is the author of Eat Fat, Be Healthy: When A Low-fat Diet Can Kill You (2000, Simon & Schuster, 6th edition released recently on Kindle); numerous health articles and is a guest contributor for Mulholland Books, writing about firearms in fiction. Also President of High Sierra Writers, a nonprofit organization to “help writers write better.” Visit www.matthewbayan.com