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Marshall Thornton
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Chapter One
Former Chicago Police Detective Bertram Edgar Harker died sometime during the evening of September 28, 1982. It was a Tuesday. I wish I'd been with him when he died but that wasn't possible. He didn't die in a hospital or at home. My best guess is that he died in the back of a van parked in a dirty alley somewhere on the northwest side. He was the seventh victim of the Bughouse Slash... Read more of this blog post »
Former Chicago Police Detective Bertram Edgar Harker died sometime during the evening of September 28, 1982. It was a Tuesday. I wish I'd been with him when he died but that wasn't possible. He didn't die in a hospital or at home. My best guess is that he died in the back of a van parked in a dirty alley somewhere on the northwest side. He was the seventh victim of the Bughouse Slash... Read more of this blog post »
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Boystown: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries
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Boystown 2: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries
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The Perils of Praline
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Boystown 3: Two Nick Nowak Novellas
— published 2011 — 3 editions |
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Boystown 4: A Time For Secrets
— published 2012 — 2 editions |
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Little Boy Dead: A Boystown Prequel
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Desert Run
— published 2011 — 3 editions |
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The Beneficiary
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Full Release
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The Christmas Visit
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Bartholi's Rest (Mystery & Thrillers)
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updated Apr 01, 2010 03:46pm
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Second in the Jan Birch Mystery Series
Lucky is Lost (Mystery & Thrillers)
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updated Apr 01, 2010 08:58am
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Now available at the Kindle Store and smashwords.com - coming to BarnesandNoble.com, kobobooks.com and the ibookstore.
Boystown: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries (Gay & Lesbian)
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updated Mar 26, 2010 04:01pm
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the opening to "Little Boy Found" the first Nick Nowak Mystery.
Coffee Clutch (Mystery & Thrillers)
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updated Mar 05, 2010 03:27pm
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A 'cozy' style mystery set in the mid-sixties. Second story in series to be coming out soon.
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| A bit repetitive but then so is real life. I enjoyed the film so I read the book. I found the characters (real people, I know) to be so much more interesting and so much more three dimensional than in the film. No heroes or heroines here, just fascin...more | |
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I've read all of Marshall Thornton's "Boystown" series, evolving from the first triad of novellas in book 1 into the latest, single-volume number 5, chillingly titled "Murder Book." It's the best of a strong series; compelling and moving and appal...
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"@Lou In generally, I agree with your post. I think the focus on gay marriage rights in the last five-ten years has encouraged a lot of gay organizatio...more
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Marshall Thornton
is reading The Painted Veil: I'm loving this one... having read much Maugham. I was always more an EM Forster kind of guy... but this one is just great. Well crafted and wonderfully drawn.
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“Nice people always make me want to do bad things.”
― Marshall Thornton, Boystown 3: Two Nick Nowak Novellas
― Marshall Thornton, Boystown 3: Two Nick Nowak Novellas
“He'd already identified me as a heathen, and I hoped he wouldn't try to change that.”
― Marshall Thornton, Boystown 3: Two Nick Nowak Novellas
― Marshall Thornton, Boystown 3: Two Nick Nowak Novellas
“Um…you’re four blocks away. Why can’t you walk?”
“I’m naked.” Sometimes the truth was like a band-aid in need
of removal; one had to get it over with as quickly as possible.
“And I’m sitting in a bougainvillea bush.”
Jason was silent. Even his silence sounded angry. Praline knew
he should have sent a text.”
― Marshall Thornton, The Perils of Praline
“I’m naked.” Sometimes the truth was like a band-aid in need
of removal; one had to get it over with as quickly as possible.
“And I’m sitting in a bougainvillea bush.”
Jason was silent. Even his silence sounded angry. Praline knew
he should have sent a text.”
― Marshall Thornton, The Perils of Praline
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Fangtasia wrote: "Congratulations, Marshall, on your novel making it into the Lambda finalists. Very well deserved!"Thank You!
David wrote: "Hello Marshall,It seems you didn't enjoy Anna Karenina all that much. That's a book I've been hoping to read."
It was a tough read... I didn't make it through the entire book. Not a big fan of the Russians I have to admit. Though Tolstoy himself is quite an interesting man.
Hello Marshall,It seems you didn't enjoy Anna Karenina all that much. That's a book I've been hoping to read.
Indigene wrote: "Marshall, thank you for accepting my friend request. Looking forward to reading your Boystown Mysteries."Nice to meet you Indigene.
Marshall, thank you for accepting my friend request. Looking forward to reading your Boystown Mysteries.
