George Putnam

George Putnam 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 bookstores there, he discovered the works of mystery writer Raymond Chandler. Devouring the author's books and short stories caused Putnam to change his interest from music to screenwriting and novels.

He wrote the feature 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 published ghostwriter.

After being introduced to attorney-author Jewel Grutman, George 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 would be told through the eyes of three unlikely allies, led by a spirited young female protagonist. The result is Redfish Oak, written with Jewel Grutman, a work of historical fiction, published in January, 2018.

His novel, Mafisto, a psychological thriller, was published in February of 2018.

His latest work is a children's book. Soles, The Quest for Feet, written with Diana Bosna, is about five pairs of shoes abandoned at a shoe repair shop who try to escape in order to find their original owners. It was published in August of 2018.

Slapper, a crime novel with humor, was published in 2019.

George lives in Los Angeles.

See these links:

www.SlapperTheNovel.com

www.Redfishoak.com

www.Mafisto.net