G. D. Baum

G. D. Baum
Language English
Nationality American
Education Sarah Lawrence
Genre Detective fiction
Notable awards Indie Excellence Award 2015 (finalist)[1]
Next Generation Indie Book Award 2015 (finalist)[2]
Eric Hoffer Book Award, 2015 (finalist)[3]
IndieReader Top Reads for Summer 2015[4]
BlueInk Great Summer Reads (2015)[5]
Years active 10+
Website
gdbaum.wordpress.com

G. D. Baum is an American crime novelist whose detective thrillers are set in Northern New Jersey.[6][7] 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.[5] Reviewers describe Baum's novels as having "carefully choreographed martial arts moves"[6][8][9] and compare his "clean and breezy"[10] style to that of Dashiell Hammett[5] and Raymond Chandler,[11][8] eliciting "colorful characters and regaling tales."[12][13] Dialogue is "witty",[14] "rapid-fire"[5] and "real-life".[5] Critics write that Baum's novels evoke a "tight and intriguing Noir"[14] in a "gritty, action-filled mystery with a dry, slightly bitter sense of humor and surprising emotional depth."[15] Baum's detective Lock Tourmaline is "David Carradine meets Sam Spade meets Sin City," according to one critic.[15] Baum is a graduate of the Sarah Lawrence College Writing Program.[8][16] He has also achieved a third degree black belt in Shaolin Kempo Karate.[8]

Books

References

  1. ↑ 2015, Indie Excellence Awards, Finalists of the 2015 Awards!, Retrieved June 21, 2015, "...Crime-Fiction (category) Sleeping to Death (book) G.D. Baum..."
  2. ↑ Indie Book Awards, 2015, The winners and finalists for the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Retrieved June 24, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4947-4432-8, "...Sleeping to Death, by G.D. Baum (Self-Published)..."
  3. ↑ THE ERIC HOFFER AWARD for Independent Books, 2015, Eric Hoffer Category Finalists, "....Point and Shoot, G.D. Baum, CreateSpace..."
  4. ↑ Summer 2015, IR Staff, Indie Reader, 16 Indie Summer Reads -- Sleeping to Death by G.D.Baum, Retrieved June 24, 2015, "....Vigorous physical action, witty dialogue, unsavory but necessary moral choices, and a touch of Enlightenment combine to make this a mystery well worth reading..."
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Ali Correll, June 12, 2015, Blue Ink Review, BlueInk Review announces great summer reads!, Retrieved June 24, 2015, "...Baum’s writing is precise and clean and delivers rapid-fire, real-life dialogue. ..."
  6. 1 2 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"...meticulously written and feature carefully choreographed martial arts moves...As a martial arts action, adventure fantasy, it works well..."
  7. ↑ 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, "... turning point for me was when I took Henry Miller's words to heart..."
  8. 1 2 3 4 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, "...carefully choreographed martial arts fight scenes ...best stop-frame action Chandler himself produced....G.D. Baum ... Sarah Lawrence Writing Program... black belt in Shaolin Kempo Karate"
  9. ↑ G. D. Baum, Article Snatch, How To Write An Authentic Martial Arts Fight Scene, Retrieved June 21, 2015, "...Fight scenes should be viewed as opportunities to develop characterization and introduce emotional content..."
  10. ↑ June 10, 2015, Publishing Perspectives, June 2015: Top Reviews of Self-Published Books..., Retrieved June 21, 2015, "...Baum’s writing is clean and breezy,..."
  11. ↑ April, 2015, Blue Ink Reviews, Sleeping to Death (book review), Retrieved June 21, 2015, ISBN 9781494744328, "...dialogue that has the deliberate pacing of Hammett or Chandler... the narrative picks up even more speed... fun read ..."
  12. ↑ 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, "...The book ends with a stunner... surrounded by colorful characters and regaling tales..."
  13. ↑ Todd Mercer (book reviewer), ForeWord CLARION, 2006, The Muse Marquee,Interview with G. D. Baum by Lea Schizas, Retrieved June 21, 2015, "...a study of compromised people in states of distraction and irrationality as it is an action novel..."
  14. 1 2 T. B. Markinson (book reviewer), March 24, 2015, Self Publishing Review, Review: Sleeping to Death by G. D. Baum, Retrieved June 21, 2015, "...What makes this book a tight and intriguing Noir is all the revolving parts."
  15. 1 2 May 16, 2015, Indie Reader, Sleeping to Death By G.D.Baum (five stars): IR Verdict: Vigorous physical action, witty dialogue, unsavory but necessary moral choices, and a touch of Enlightenment combine to make SLEEPING TO DEATH a mystery well worth reading, Retrieved June 21, 2015, "...back-and-forth banter is sharp and acerbic,... spiritual and emotional foundation ... think David Carradine meets Sam Spade meets Sin City... author is gifted enough to blend them all together ... gritty, action-filled mystery with a dry, slightly bitter sense of humor and surprising emotional depth...."
  16. ↑ 2015, Sarah Lawrence College, Alumnae/i Publications, Retrieved June 21, 2015, "...G.D. Baum Point and Shoot A martial-arts murder mystery BookSurge, 2006..."

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.