Victoria Thompson

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Victoria Thompson (born Victoria Ellen Straface on July 25, 1948) is an American author of cozy mystery novels.

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Biography

Thompson was born in Washington, DC on July 25, 1948, [1] [ better source needed ]. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English and Secondary Education [2] from the University of Maryland in 1970. She then earned a Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University in 2012. [3]

Thompson lives with her husband near Chicago, IL. She has two adult daughters who are both writers, and three grandchildren. [4]

Career

Thompson began her career writing historical romance novels in the 1980s. [5] In 1996, her publisher let her go, and her agent encouraged her to try writing mysteries. When Thompson heard Berkley Books was looking for a writer for a series set in turn of the 20th century New York City with a midwife heroine, so she wrote a proposal adding a detective character, and was hired to write the Gaslight Mystery series. [6] Thompson felt it was kismet because she loves history [2] , and she had fallen in love with New York City, and Greenwich Village in particular, when her daughter attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. At that time, Thompson was working as a fundraiser for the March of Dimes, and several of the volunteers she worked with were midwives. [5]

Along with writing, Thompson was a professor in the creative writing Master of Fine Arts program at Seton Hill University from 2000-2023. [4] Many of her former students have become published authors, including V.M. Burns. [7] [8] Thompson also taught for a time in the continuing education program at Pennsylvania State University. [4]

Awards & Achievements [4]

In 2012, Thompson received a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times magazine. In 2016, she was Guest of Honor at Malice Domestic mystery fan convention.

Awards for Thompson's writing
YearTitleAwardResult
1999Murder on Astor Place Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Awards First Mystery AwardFinalist
2001Murder on St. Mark’s Place Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original Finalist
2005Murder on Marble RowBruce Alexander Historical Mystery AwardFinalist
2012Murder on Fifth Avenue Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel Finalist
2013Murder in Chelsea Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel Finalist
2014Murder in Murray Hill Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel Finalist
2015Murder on Amsterdam Avenue Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel Finalist
2016Murder in Morningside Heights Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel Finalist
2018Murder on Union Square Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel Finalist
2019City of Secrets G. P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award Finalist

Selected Publications

Novels

Gaslight Mystery Novels

  • Murder on Astor Place. Berkley Publishing Group. 1999. [9]
  • Murder on St. Mark’s Place. Berkley Publishing Group. 2000. [10]
  • Murder on Gramercy Park. Berkley Publishing Group. 2001. [11]
  • Murder on Washington Square. Berkley Publishing Group. 2002. [12]
  • Murder on Mulberry Bend. Berkley Publishing Group. 2003.
  • Murder on Marble Row. Berkley Publishing Group. 2004. [13]
  • Murder on Lenox Hill. Berkley Prime Crime. 2005. [14]
  • Murder in Little Italy. Berkley Prime Crime. 2006. [15]
  • Murder in Chinatown. Berkley Prime Crime. 2007. [16]
  • Murder on Bank Street. Berkley Prime Crime. 2008. [17]
  • Murder on Waverly Place. Berkley Prime Crime. 2009. [18]
  • Murder on Lexington Avenue. Berkley Prime Crime. 2010. [19]
  • Murder on Sisters’ Row. Berkley Prime Crime. 2011. [20]
  • Murder on Fifth Avenue. Berkley Prime Crime. 2012. [21]
  • Murder in Chelsea. Berkley Prime Crime. 2013. [22]
  • Murder in Murray Hill. Berkley Prime Crime. 2014. [23]
  • Murder on Amsterdam Avenue. Berkley Prime Crime. 2015. [24]
  • Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue. Berkley Prime Crime. 2015. [25]
  • Murder in Morningside Heights. Berkley Prime Crime. 2016. [26]
  • Murder in the Bowery. Berkley Prime Crime. 2017. [27]
  • Murder on Union Square. Berkley Prime Crime. 2018. [28]
  • Murder on Trinity Place. Berkley Prime Crime. 2019. [29]
  • Murder on Pleasant Avenue. Berkley Prime Crime. 2020. [30]
  • Murder on Wall Street. Berkley Prime Crime. 2021. [31]
  • Murder on Madison Square. Berkley Prime Crime. 2022. [32]
  • Murder on Bedford Street. Berkley Prime Crime. 2023. [33]
  • Murder in Rose Hill. Berkley Prime Crime. 2024. [34]

Counterfeit Lady Novels

  • City of Lies. Berkley Publishing Group. 2017. [35]
  • City of Secrets. Berkley Publishing Group. 2018. [36]
  • City of Scoundrels. Berkley Publishing Group. 2019. [37]
  • City of Schemes. Berkley Publishing Group. 2020. [38]
  • City of Shadows. Berkley Publishing Group. 2021. [39]
  • City of Fortune. Berkley Publishing Group. 2022. [40]
  • City of Betrayal. Berkley Publishing Group. 2023. [41]

Novellas

Nonfiction

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  21. ↑ "Murder on Fifth Avenue: A Gaslight Mystery by Victoria Thompson". Publishers Weekly . 2012-03-26. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  22. ↑ "Murder in Chelsea: A Gaslight Mystery by Victoria Thompson". Publishers Weekly . 2013-03-11. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  23. ↑ "Murder in Murray Hill: A Gaslight Mystery by Victoria Thompson". Publishers Weekly . 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  24. ↑ "Murder on Amsterdam Avenue: A Gaslight Mystery by Victoria Thompson". Publishers Weekly . 2015-03-30. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
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  29. ↑ "Murder on Trinity Place: A Gaslight Mystery by Victoria Thompson". Publishers Weekly . 2019-02-07. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
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  32. ↑ "Murder on Madison Square: A Gaslight Mystery by Victoria Thompson". Publishers Weekly . 2022-03-15. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  33. ↑ "Murder on Bedford Street: A Gaslight Mystery by Victoria Thompson". Publishers Weekly . 2023-01-30. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  34. ↑ "Murder in Rose Hill". Kirkus Reviews . 2024-02-17. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  35. ↑ "City of Lies by Victoria Thompson". Publishers Weekly . 2017-09-18. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  36. ↑ "City of Secrets by Victoria Thompson". Publishers Weekly . 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  37. ↑ "City of Scoundrels: A Counterfeit Lady Novel by Victoria Thompson". Publishers Weekly . 2019-09-05. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  38. ↑ "City of Schemes by Victoria Thompson". Publishers Weekly . 2020-07-31. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  39. ↑ "City of Shadows by Victoria Thompson". Publishers Weekly . 2021-09-16. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  40. ↑ "City of Fortune by Victoria Thompson". Publishers Weekly . 2022-11-01. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  41. ↑ "City of Betrayal by Victoria Thompson". Publishers Weekly . 2023-09-22. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
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