Vicki Pettersson

Vicki Pettersson
Born	Vicki Pettersson November 26, 1972 Las Vegas, Nevada
Occupation	writer
Education	B.A. in English, 1994[1]
Alma mater	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Genre	Urban fantasy
Notable works	Signs of the Zodiac novel series; "Celestial Blues' trilogy
Children	daughter son
Website
www.vickipettersson.com

Vicki Pettersson is an American author known for her Signs of the Zodiac urban fantasy series and Celestial Blues trilogy, both set in modern-day Las Vegas. The Zodiac series follows casino heiress Joanna Archer, who discovers on her 25th birthday that she has superpowers.^[2] The Celestial Blues features a P.I. angel and a rockabilly reporter who join forces to fight crime in a noir/paranormal hybrid fiction.^[3] As of 2013, she is actively writing straight thrillers.

Biography

Pettersson was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and was a showgirl for “Les Folies Bergere” for 10 years at the Tropicana before giving up show business to be a mother and author.^[4][5]

Pettersson chose Las Vegas as the setting for her Zodiac series because she says, "it's the best possible place in the world for strange characters, and because I know it well."^[6][7]

Bibliography

Novels

Sign of the Zodiac Series

• The Scent of Shadows: The First Sign of the Zodiac (March 2007, ISBN 978-0-06-089891-5)
• The Taste of Night: The Second Sign of the Zodiac (April 2007, ISBN 978-0-06-089892-2)
• The Touch of Twilight: The Third Sign of the Zodiac (May 2008, ISBN 978-0-06-089893-9)
• City of Souls: The Fourth Sign of the Zodiac (June 2009, ISBN 978-0-06-145678-7)^[7]
• Cheat the Grave: The Fifth Sign of the Zodiac (May 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-145677-0)
• Neon Graveyard: The Sixth Sign of the Zodiac (May 2011, ISBN 978-0-06-145679-4)^[2]

Celestial Blues Trilogy

• The Taken: Celestial Blues Book One (June 2012, ISBN 978-0-06-206464-6)^[3]
• The Lost: Celestial Blues Book Two (March 2013, ISBN 978-0-06-206465-3)
• The Given: Celestial Blues Book Three (May 2014, ISBN 978-0-06-206620-6)

Anthologies

• Holidays Are Hell, "The Harvest" (November 2007, ISBN 978-0-06-123909-0)
• The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance, "Remember the Blood" (August 2008, ISBN 978-0-7624-3498-5)
• Unbound, "Dark Matters" (August 2009, ISBN 978-0-06-169993-1)
• Dark and Stormy Knights, "Shifting Star" (July 2010, ISBN 978-0-312-59834-1)

References

1. Barnes & Noble - Meet the Writers: Vicki Pettersson
2. Przybys, John (June 26, 2011). "Exit 'Sign'". Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV). p. 3J.
3. Przybys, John (June 21, 2012). "Writer's palette brims with noirs and 'Celestial Blues'". Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV). p. 2E.
4. Padgett, Sonya (February 5, 2002). "The Strip: The Naked Truth". Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV). p. 1E.
5. White, Ken (June 7, 2007). "Ex-showgirl finds success with books". Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV). p. 1E.
6. "Official Website". Vicki Pettersson. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
7. Przybys, John (January 11, 2009). "Nothing NEW". Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV). p. 3J.

External links

• Official website
• Vicki Pettersson at Goodreads
• Vicki Pettersson at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database