{"product_id":"9780615616360","title":"The Firecracker King","description":"THE SUMMER OF '65 WAS HOT...AND DEADLY.\u003cp\u003e\"I LOVED IT!\" - Caroline Leavitt - New York Times bestselling author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A WICKED, MARVELOUS BOOK.\" - David Corbett, award-winning author of DO THEY KNOW I'M RUNNING?, THE DEVIL'S REDHEAD, DONE FOR A DIME, and THE ART OF CHARACTER (nonfiction).\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--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)\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003eSet in 1965, The Firecracker King depicts a quiet lakeside neighborhood that is shocked by the brutal murder of a beautiful teenage girl. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJake'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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Timeline Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026935005424,"sku":"9780615616360","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780615616360_p0.jpg?v=1763598431","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615616360","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}