Vicki Pettersson (born November 26, 1972) 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. 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.
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.
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."
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)
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)
The Taken: Celestial Blues Book One (June 2012, ISBN 978-0-06-206464-6)
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)
Swerve: A Thriller (July 2015, ISBN 1476798575)
Vicki Pettersson at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database