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, ^[1] then lived in the Adirondack Mountains as a teenager. ^[2] 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. ^[2]

He received a Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles. ^[1]

Awards

Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
2012	Three Nick Nowak Mysteries	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery	Finalist	[3]
2014	Murder Book	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery	Finalist	[4]
2015	From the Ashes	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery	Finalist	[5]
2016	Bloodlines	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery	Winner	[6] [7]
	Femme	Rainbow Award for Gay Romantic Comedy	Second
2017		Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance	Finalist	[8]
2018	Gifts Given	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery	Finalist	[9]
	Night Drop	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery	Winner	[10] [11]
2019	Heart’s Desire	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery	Finalist	[12]
	Late Fees: A Pinx Video Mystery	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery	Winner	[13]
2020	Code Name: Liberty	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance	Finalist	[14] [15]
	Rewind	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery	Finalist	[14] [15]

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:

• Little Boy Dead (2012)
• Little Boy Afraid (2017)
• Three Nick Nowak Mysteries (2009)
• Three More Nick Nowak Mysteries (2010)
• Two Nick Nowak Novellas (2011)
• 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

1. "Marshall Thornton". Goodreads. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
2. "Marshall Thornton on Celebrating Boystown's Tenth Anniversary". Lambda Literary. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
3. Lee, Stephan (2012-03-20). "24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists announced". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
4. "Winners of the 26th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Announced". Lambda Literary. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
5. Bennett, Karma (2015-06-04). "Lambda Literary Award 2015 Winners Announced". Alibris. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
6. Johns, Merryn (2016-07-05). "2016 LAMMYS A Huge Success". CURVE. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
7. "28th Annual Lammy Award Winners Announced". Lambda Literary. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
8. "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
9. Boureau, Ella (2018-03-06). "30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
10. Froemming-Carter, Rah (2018-06-05). "2018 Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
11. "30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced". Lambda Literary. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
12. "31st Annual Lammy Finalists". Lambda Literary. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
13. "31st Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced". Lambda Literary. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
14. Yee, Katie (2020-03-10). "Here are the finalists for the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards!". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
15. Hart, Michelle (2020-03-10). "Here are the Finalists For the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards". Oprah Daily. Retrieved 2022-01-11.

External links

• Official website