G. D. Baum Explained

G. D. Baum is an American crime novelist whose detective thrillers are set in Northern New Jersey.^[1] 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.^[2] Reviewers describe Baum's novels as having "carefully choreographed martial arts moves"^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} and compare his "clean and breezy"^[7] style to that of Dashiell Hammett^[2] 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".^[2]

Books

• Point and Shoot, G. D. Baum,, 2006, revised edition 2015
• Sleeping to Death, G. D. Baum,, 2015

External links

• Author website

Notes and References

1. 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
2. Ali Correll, June 12, 2015, Blue Ink Review, BlueInk Review announces great summer reads!, Retrieved June 24, 2015
3. 2007, Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, Mysterious Reviews, Point and Shoot: A Lock Tourmaline Mystery by G. D. Baum (book review), Retrieved June 21, 2015,, Publication Date: September 2006
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
5. G. D. Baum, Article Snatch, How To Write An Authentic Martial Arts Fight Scene, Retrieved June 21, 2015
6. 9 July 2007, Best Books Reviewed, BEST BOOKS REVIEWED: Point and Shoot, Retrieved January 22, 2017
7. June 10, 2015, Publishing Perspectives, June 2015: Top Reviews of Self-Published Books..., Retrieved June 21, 2015
8. April, 2015, Blue Ink Reviews, Sleeping to Death (book review), Retrieved June 21, 2015,
9. April 9th, 2015, Kirkus Reviews, SLEEPING TO DEATH: A Lock Tourmaline Mystery #2, Pub Date: Nov. 25th, 2014,, Retrieved June 21, 2015
10. Todd Mercer (book reviewer), ForeWord CLARION, 2006, The Muse Marquee,Interview with G. D. Baum by Lea Schizas, Retrieved June 21, 2015