Set in Chicago during the early 1980s, the Boystown series follows private Investigator Nick Nowak as he works challenging cases and grapples with an even more challenging personal life.

In Little Boy Boom, Nick’s car explodes when a thief attempts to steal it. Realizing the bomb was meant for him, Nick sets out to discover who wants him dead only to find that the list of possible suspects is longer than he’d like. When he begins to run out of suspects he wonders if the bomb was truly meant for him.

Little Boy Tenor finds Nick investigating the murderer of a church choir’s star tenor, while at the same time his friend Ross asks him to discover the truth behind his lover, Earl Silver’s mysterious death. As he juggles the two cases, he becomes increasingly disturbed by what he learns.

“Fans of hard-boiled PI mystery stories, with a goodly dose of sex and violence thrown in, won’t go far wrong…” British Bulldog, Rainbow Reviews

“Nick has fast become a favorite character and we will all be anxiously awaiting the next set of tales in the life and times of Nick Nowak. Marshall Thornton has a winner with Nick Nowak.” Sensual Reads

Honorable Mention 2011 Rainbow Awards – Mystery/Thriller

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