About
George Putnam, a native of San Bernardino, California, studied piano and music composition at Cal State University at San Bernardino and U.C. Riverside. In addition to teaching a master class for piano students at the University of Redlands, he composed Symphony for Twenty Minutes as his master’s thesis at U.C.R. Hoping to write music for film and TV, he moved to Los Angeles. While browsing in book stores there, he discovered the works of mystery writer Raymond Chandler. Devouring the author’s books and short stories changed George’s interest from music to screenplays and novels.
He wrote the films Unlawful Entry (with John Katchmer) and To Kill For, episodes for NYPD Blue and Deadwood, and the crime novel Slapper. He is also a ghost writer. After being introduced to Attorney-Author Jewel Grutman, he agreed to explore an idea she had for a sweeping historical novel based on the arrival of hostile Indian prisoners to St. Augustine in 1875 and the racially sensitive city’s reaction to them. It would have adventure, romance, violence, tragedy, heroism, and be told through the eyes of three unlikely allies, led by a spirited young female protagonist. The result is Redfish Oak. George lives in Los Angeles.
