Marshall Thornton is an American writer of gay and lesbian mysteries best known for his Boystown series. He has won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery three times, and has been a finalist for the award six times. He has 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.
He received a Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Awards YearTitleAwardResultRef.2012Three Nick Nowak MysteriesLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalist2014Murder BookLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalist2015From the AshesLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalist2016BloodlinesLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryWinnerFemmeRainbow Award for Gay Romantic Comedy Second2017Lambda Literary Award for Gay RomanceFinalist2018Gifts GivenLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalistNight DropLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryWinner2019Heart’s DesireLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalistLate Fees: A Pinx Video MysteryLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryWinner2020Code Name: LibertyLambda Literary Award for Gay RomanceFinalistRewindLambda Literary Award for Gay MysteryFinalist
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)
References
External links
Official website