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G. D. Baum is an American crime novelist whose detective thrillers are set in Northern New Jersey.[1][2] His novels feature detective Lock Tourmaline who is skilled in a hybrid form of Okinawan karate and Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu which combines striking, kicking, seizing, and grappling, called Shaolin Kempo Karate.[3] Reviewers describe Baum's novels as having "carefully choreographed martial arts moves"[1][4][5][6] and compare his "clean and breezy"[7] style to that of Dashiell Hammett[3] and Raymond Chandler,[8][9][10] One critic suggested there was "too much dialogue",[6] but another suggested it was "rapid-fire" and "real-life".[3]
G. D. Baum | |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Sarah Lawrence |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
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Books edit
- Point and Shoot, G. D. Baum, ISBN 1-4196-1981-0, 2006, revised edition 2015
- Sleeping to Death, G. D. Baum, ISBN 9781494744328, 2015
References edit
- ^ a b 2007, Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, Mysterious Reviews, Point and Shoot: A Lock Tourmaline Mystery by G. D. Baum (book review), Retrieved June 21, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4196-1981-6, Publication Date: September 2006
- ^ Simon Barrett (interviewer), G. D. Baum (interviewee), February 15, 2007, BC Critics, An Interview with G.D. Baum, Author of Point and Shoot, Retrieved June 21, 2015
- ^ a b c Ali Correll, June 12, 2015, Blue Ink Review, BlueInk Review announces great summer reads!, Retrieved June 24, 2015
- ^ August 18, 2006, PrWEB, A Murder Mystery with a Twist: A dying lover. A brutal murder. A New Jersey ex-cop and martial arts master fights to solve the mysteries of both in G. D. Baum’s Point and Shoot, Retrieved June 21, 2015
- ^ G. D. Baum, Article Snatch, How To Write An Authentic Martial Arts Fight Scene, Retrieved June 21, 2015
- ^ a b 9 July 2007, Best Books Reviewed, BEST BOOKS REVIEWED: Point and Shoot, Retrieved January 22, 2017
- ^ June 10, 2015, Publishing Perspectives, June 2015: Top Reviews of Self-Published Books..., Retrieved June 21, 2015
- ^ April, 2015, Blue Ink Reviews, Sleeping to Death (book review), Retrieved June 21, 2015, ISBN 9781494744328
- ^ April 9th, 2015, Kirkus Reviews, SLEEPING TO DEATH: A Lock Tourmaline Mystery #2, Pub Date: Nov. 25th, 2014, ISBN 978-1494744328, Retrieved June 21, 2015
- ^ Todd Mercer (book reviewer), ForeWord CLARION, 2006, The Muse Marquee,Interview with G. D. Baum by Lea Schizas, Retrieved June 21, 2015