Marshall Thornton
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Marshall Thornton

Marshall Thornton writes two popular mystery series, the Boystown Mysteries and the Pinx Video Mysteries. He has won the Lambda Award for Gay Mystery twice, once for each series. His romantic comedy, Femme was also a 2016 Lambda finalist for Best Gay Romance. Other books include My Favorite Uncle, The Ghost Slept Over and Masc, the sequel to Femme. He is a member of Mystery Writers of America.

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Best Sellers

    • Boystown 2

    • Three More Nick Nowak Mysteries
    • By: Marshall Thornton
    • Narrated by: Brad Langer
    • Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 64
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 62
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 62

    Set in the second half of 1981, Boystown 2 follows Nick as he juggles his deepening relationship with Detective Bert Harker with the return of his ex, Daniel Laverty....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Great early 80's gay short detective stories

    • By John Lindner on 02-12-18

    Regular price: $19.95

    Free with 30-day Trial

    • Boystown 3: Two Nick Nowak Novellas

    • By: Marshall Thornton
    • Narrated by: Brad Langer
    • Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 53
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 52
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 52

    Private Investigator Nick Nowak is back in two novella length mysteries set in Chicago during the early 1980s....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Good listening

    • By Lisa on 02-22-14

    Regular price: $19.95

    Free with 30-day Trial

    • Murder Book

    • Boystown, Book 5
    • By: Marshall Thornton
    • Narrated by: Brad Langer
    • Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 56
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 54
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 54

    In the fifth book of the award-winning Boystown mystery series, it's fall 1982 and Chicago is gripped by panic after five people die from poisoned Tylenol capsules....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Next...

    • By Libros Lover on 01-03-14

    Regular price: $19.95

    Free with 30-day Trial

    • The Ghost Slept Over

    • By: Marshall Thornton
    • Narrated by: Jason Frazier
    • Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 39
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 38
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 38

    When failed actor Cal Parsons travels to rural New York to claim the estate of his famous and estranged ex-partner, he discovers something he wasn't expecting - the ghost of his ex....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Funny Love Story

    • By Jessica on 02-07-18

    Regular price: $19.95

    Free with 30-day Trial

    • Boystown

    • Three Nick Nowak Mysteries
    • By: Marshall Thornton
    • Narrated by: Brad Langer
    • Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 127
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 121
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 122

    A former police officer turned private investigator, Nick Nowak is haunted by his abrupt departure from the department....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Three little mysteries

    • By Kindle Customer on 01-14-16

    Regular price: $19.95

    Free with 30-day Trial

    • Femme

    • By: Marshall Thornton
    • Narrated by: Joel Leslie
    • Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 151
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 147
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 147

    Queeny cocktail waiter Lionel wakes up to find himself in bed with Dog, a straight-acting softball player, and the two embark on a rocky road to romance....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Great Heels, Better Romance...

    • By HB on 07-02-17

    Regular price: $19.95

    Free with 30-day Trial

    • Boystown 6: From The Ashes

    • By: Marshall Thornton
    • Narrated by: Brad Langer
    • Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 45
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 44
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 44

    The most unlikely person in the world asks Private Investigator Nick Nowak to investigate the un-suspicious death of a priest....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Marshall Thornton/Brad Langer - Best Combo

    • By Lauren Prouty on 06-21-16

    Regular price: $19.95

    Free with 30-day Trial

    • Boystown 4

    • A Time for Secrets (A Nick Nowak Novel)
    • By: Marshall Thornton
    • Narrated by: Brad Langer
    • Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 44
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 43
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 43

    In the first full-length novel of the Boystown series, it's late summer 1982 and private detective Nick Nowak is asked to find a retired gentleman's long lost lover....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • The Secret is Out

    • By Libros Lover on 12-14-13

    Regular price: $19.95

    Free with 30-day Trial

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