Vicki Pettersson (born November 26, 1972) is an

American author American literature is literature written or produced in the United States of America and in the British colonies that preceded it. The American literary tradition is part of the broader tradition of English-language literature, but also ...

known for her ''Signs of the Zodiac''

urban fantasy Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy, placing supernatural elements in a contemporary urban area, urban-affected setting. The combination provides the writer with a platform for classic fantasy tropes, quixotic plot-elements, and unusual charac ...

series and ''Celestial Blues'' trilogy, both set in modern-day

Las Vegas Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...

. The Zodiac series follows casino heiress Joanna Archer, who discovers on her 25th birthday that she has superpowers. The Celestial Blues features a P.I. angel and a rockabilly reporter who join forces to fight crime in a noir/paranormal hybrid fiction. As of 2013, she is actively writing straight thrillers.

Biography

Pettersson was born and raised in Las Vegas,

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

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. 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."

Bibliography

Novels

Sign of the Zodiac Series * ''The Scent of Shadows: The First Sign of the Zodiac'' (March 2007, ) * ''The Taste of Night: The Second Sign of the Zodiac'' (April 2007, ) * ''The Touch of Twilight: The Third Sign of the Zodiac'' (May 2008, ) * ''City of Souls: The Fourth Sign of the Zodiac'' (June 2009, ) * ''Cheat the Grave: The Fifth Sign of the Zodiac'' (May 2010, ) * ''Neon Graveyard: The Sixth Sign of the Zodiac'' (May 2011, ) Celestial Blues Trilogy * ''The Taken: Celestial Blues Book One'' (June 2012, ) * ''The Lost: Celestial Blues Book Two'' (March 2013, ) * ''The Given: Celestial Blues Book Three'' (May 2014, )

Standalone novels

* ''Swerve: A Thriller'' (July 2015, )

Anthologies and collections

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pettersson, Vicki 1971 births Living people 21st-century American novelists American fantasy writers American women short story writers American women novelists Writers from Las Vegas University of Nevada, Las Vegas alumni American women science fiction and fantasy writers 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American short story writers