Marshall Thornton

Marshall Thornton is an American writer of gay and lesbian mysteries best known for his Boystown series. He's won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery thrice and has been a finalist for the award six times. He's also been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance twice and placed second for the Rainbow Award for Gay Romantic Comedy in 2016.

Biography Thornton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then lived in the Adirondack Mountains as a teenager. He lived in Chicago for seven years before moving to Los Angeles, where he lived for nearly three decades. He now lives in Northern Lower Michigan. 2014 Murder Book

2015 From the Ashes

Bloodlines

Winner

Rainbow Award for Gay Romantic Comedy Second 2017 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance Finalist

Gifts Given

Night Drop

Winner

Heart’s Desire

Late Fees: A Pinx Video Mystery

Winner

Code Name: Liberty Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance Finalist Rewind

Publications

The Christmas Visit (2008) The Beneficiary (2009) Coffee Clutch (2009) Simple Addition (2009) Bartholi's Rest (2010) Coyote Bluff (2010) Lucky is Lost (2010) Desert Run (2011) Full Release (2011) The Ghost Slept Over (2014) My Favorite Uncle (2014) Snowman With Benefits (2014) Aunt Belle's Time Travel & Collectibles (2017) Never Rest (2018) Code Name: Liberty (2019) Fathers of the Bride (2021)

Boystown series The following books are listed in story order, not publishing order:

The Boystown Prequels: Two Nick Nowak Novellas Little Boy Dead (2012) Little Boy Afraid (2017) Three Nick Nowak Mysteries (2009) Little Boy Found Little Boy Burned Little Boy Fallen Three More Nick Nowak Mysteries (2010) Little Boy Silent Little Boy Blond Little Boy Loved Two Nick Nowak Novellas (2011) Little Boy Boom Little Boy Tenor A Time For Secrets (2012) Murder Book (2013) From the Ashes (2013) Bloodlines (2015) The Lies That Bind (2016) Lucky Days (2017) Gifts Given (2017) Heart's Desire (2018) Broken Cord (2019) Fade Out (2020)

The Perils of Praline series

The Perils of Praline: Or, the Amorous Adventures of a Southern Gentleman in Hollywood (2010) Praline Goes To Washington: Or, the Erotic Misdeeds of a Newly Native Californian in Our Nation's Capitol (2017)

Jan Birch Mysteries series

The Development: Three Jan Birch Mysteries (2011) Mountain View Terrace (2011)

Femme series

Femme (2016) Masc (2018)

A Pinx Video Mystery series

Night Drop (2017) Hidden Treasures (2018) Late Fees (2018) Rewind (2019) Cash Out (2020)

The Wyandot County Mysteries series

The Less Than Spectacular Times of Henry Milch (2020) A Fabulously Unfabulous Summer for Henry Milch (2022)

Dom Reilly Mysteries series

Year of the Rat (2021) A Mean Season (2022) The Happy Month (2024)