Josh Lanyon

Josh Lanyon is the pen name of a multi award-winning American writer of male/male mystery, adventure, and romance. In addition to numerous short stories, novellas, and novels, Josh is the author of the critically acclaimed Adrien English Mysteries series including The Hell You Say, winner of the 2006 USA Book News Award for Gay/Lesbian Fiction. In 2015 the series was awarded the 2nd annual Goodreads Hall of Fame Award for Favorite All-Time M/M Series. Josh is an Eppie Award winner, a four-time Lambda Literary Award finalist, and the first recipient of Goodreads Hall of Fame Award for Favorite All-Time M/M Author.

Josh's first novel, Fatal Shadows, was published in 2000 through the now defunct British publisher Gay Men's Press. Since then Josh has published with a variety of presses, both electronic and print, including Samhain Publishing, Carina Press, Loose Id, Blind Eye Books, JCP Books, MLR Press, Aspen Mountain Press, Liquid Silver Books, and Torquere Press. Josh self-publishes under JustJoshin Publishing, Inc.

Within the m/m and other genres, this author has been published under the following additional pen names: Diana Killian; Colin Dunne; Louise Harris.

Josh is married and currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Bibliography

Series

• Adrien English Mysteries
  • Fatal Shadows (2000, originally published by MLR Press and Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-15-4 (print) + ISBN 978-1-937909-07-9 (ebook)
  • A Dangerous Thing (2002, originally published by MLR Press and Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-16-1 (print) + ISBN 978-1-937909-08-6 (ebook)
  • The Hell You Say (2006, originally published by MLR Press and Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-19-2 (print) + ISBN 978-1-937909-00-0 (ebook)
  • Death of a Pirate King (2008, originally published by MLR Press and Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-26-0 (print) + ISBN 978-0-9847669-0-1 (ebook)
  • The Dark Tide (2009, originally published by MLR Press and Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-51-2 (print) + ISBN 978-1-937909-01-7 (ebook)
  • Stranger Things Have Happened: An Adrien English Write Your Own Damn Story (2013) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-30-7 (print, color version), ISBN 978-1-937909-44-4 (print, black & white version) + ISBN 978-1-937909-29-1 (ebook)
• Dark Horse
  • The Dark Horse (2007, originally published by Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-04-8 (ebook)
  • The White Knight (2009, originally published by Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-03-1 (ebook)
• In a Dark Wood
  • In a Dark Wood (2007, originally published by Aspen Mountain Press) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-0-9847669-2-5 (ebook)
  • The Parting Glass (2013) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-54-3 (ebook)
• Doyle & Spain
  • Snowball in Hell (2007, originally published by Aspen Mountain Press) - Carina Press, ISBN 978-1-4268-9139-7 (ebook)
  • Shadow on the Sun (TBA)
• Dangerous Ground
  • Dangerous Ground (2008, originally published by Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-05-5 (ebook)
  • Old Poison (2009, originally published by Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-0-9847669-6-3 (ebook)
  • Blood Heat (2010, originally published by Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-21-5 (ebook)
  • Dead Run (2011, originally published by Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-20-8 (ebook)
  • Kick Start (2013) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-40-6 (ebook)
  • Blind Side (TBA)
• I Spy
  • I Spy Something Bloody (2008, originally published by Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-14-7 (ebook)
  • I Spy Something Wicked (2009, originally published by Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-0-9847669-1-8 (ebook)
  • I Spy Something Christmas (2012) JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-34-5 (ebook)
• Holmes & Moriarity
  • Somebody Killed His Editor (2009) - Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60504-585-6 (ebook) + ISBN 978-1-60504-607-5 (print)
  • All She Wrote (2010) - Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60928-200-4 (ebook) + ISBN 978-1-60928-206-6 (print)
  • The Boy with the Painful Tattoo (2014) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-37-6 (ebook) + ISBN 978-1-937909-50-5 (print)
• All's Fair
  • Fair Game (2010) - Carina Press, ISBN 978-1-4268-9045-1 (ebook)
  • Fair Play (2014) - Carina Press, ISBN 978-1-4268-9897-6 (ebook)
  • Fair Chance (TBA)
• A Shot in the Dark
  • This Rough Magic (2011, originally published by Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-45-1 (ebook)
  • Ill Met by Moonlight (TBA)
• The XOXO Files
  • Mummy Dearest (2011) - Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60928-536-4 (ebook)
  • Bite Club (TBA)
• The Haunted Heart
  • Winter (2013) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-48-2 (ebook) + ISBN 978-1-937909-55-0 (print)
  • Spring (TBA)
  • Summer (TBA)
  • Autumn (TBA)
• The Art of Murder
  • The Mermaid Murders (2016) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-82-6 (ebook) + ISBN 978-1-937909-83-3 (print)
  • The Monet Murders (TBA)

Other Novels

• The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks (2008, originally published by MLR Press) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-0-9847669-7-0 (ebook) + ISBN 978-1-937909-33-8 (print)
• Mexican Heat (2008) - co-authored with Laura Baumbach - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-934531-05-1 (print) + Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60504-380-7 (ebook)
• Strange Fortune (2009) - Blind Eye Books, ISBN 978-1-935560-00-5 (print) + Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60928-113-7 (ebook)
• Come Unto These Yellow Sands (2011) - Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60928-273-8 (ebook) + ISBN 978-1-60928-598-2 (print)
• Stranger on the Shore (2014) - Carina Press, ISBN 978-1-4268-9832-7 (ebook)
• Winter Kill (2015) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-27-7 (ebook) + ISBN 978-1-937909-28-4 (print)
• Murder in Pastel (2000, originally published under the pseudonym "Colin Dunne" by Writers Club Press, iUniverse and in 2007, published by Torquere Press) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-64-2 (ebook) + ISBN 978-1-937909-81-9 (print)
• Jefferson Blythe, Esquire (2015) - Carina Press, ISBN 978-1-4592-9023-5 (ebook)
• Murder Takes the High Road (TBA)

Novellas, Short Stories, Anthology Works, Just for Fun

• Cards on the Table (2007, originally published by MLR Press) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-02-4 (ebook)
• A Ghost of a Chance (2007, originally published by MLR Press) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-11-6 (ebook)
• A Limited Engagement (2008, originally published by Torquere Press) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-0-9847669-3-2 (ebook)
• Lovers and Other Strangers (2009, originally published by MLR Press) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-0-9847669-9-4 (ebook)
• Don't Look Back (2009, originally published by Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-45-1 (ebook)
• In Sunshine or In Shadow (2009, originally published by MLR Press) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-0-9847669-4-9 (ebook)
• Out Of The Blue (2009, originally published by Liquid Silver Books) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-17-8 (ebook)
• Until We Meet Once More (2009, originally published by Aspen Mountain Press) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-0-9847669-8-7 (ebook)
• The Dickens with Love (2009) - Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60504-837-6 (ebook), + in To All a (Very Sexy) Good Night, ISBN 978-1-60504-922-9 (print)
• The French Have a Word for It (2009) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-0-9847669-5-6 (ebook)
• The Dark Farewell (2010) - Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60504-944-1 (ebook)
• The Darkling Thrush (2010, originally published by Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-06-2 (ebook) + ISBN 978-1-937909-12-3 (print)
• A Vintage Affair (2010, originally published by Loose Id) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-09-3 (ebook)
• Icecapade (2010), in His for the Holidays - Carina Press, ISBN 978-1-4268-9083-3 (anthology) + ISBN 978-1-4268-9092-5 (ebook)
• Lone Star (2011), in Men Under The Mistletoe - Carina Press, ISBN 978-1-4268-9274-5 (anthology) + ISBN 978-1-4268-9280-6 (ebook)
• Green Glass Beads (2012), in Irregulars - Blind Eye Books, ISBN 978-1-935560-16-6 (anthology) + ISBN 978-1-935560-17-3 (ebook)
• Perfect Day (2012) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-10-9 (ebook)
• Heart Trouble (2012) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-24-6 (ebook)
• Blood Red Butterfly (2013) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-36-9 (ebook)
• In Plain Sight (2013) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-53-6 (ebook)
• Everything I Know (2014) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-58-1 (ebook)
• Baby, It's Cold (2014), in Comfort and Joy - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-75-8 (anthology) + ISBN 978-1-937909-76-5 (ebook)
• Wedding Favors (2015) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-72-7 (ebook)
• Wizard's Moon (2015) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-77-2 (ebook)
• Love is a Many-Colored Thing, illustrated by Johanna Ollila (2015) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-84-0 (print)
• The Case of Christmas (2015) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-87-1 (ebook)
• Slay Ride (TBA)

Collections

• The Adrien English Mysteries (2007) - Loose ID, ISBN 978-1-59632-465-7 (ebook, no longer available)
  • Fatal Shadows
  • A Dangerous Thing
• Josh Lanyon Collected Novellas, Volume 1 (2009) - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-60820-006-1 (print, no longer available)
  • Cards on the Table
  • Dangerous Ground
  • In Sunshine or In Shadow
  • Snowball in Hell
• Josh Lanyon Collected Novellas, Volume 2 (2009) - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-60820-052-8 (print, no longer available)
  • In a Dark Wood
  • I Spy Something Bloody
  • A Limited Engagement
  • Dark Horse
  • Ghost of a Chance
• Armed & Dangerous: Four Dangerous Ground Novellas (2012) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-25-3 (print)
  • Dangerous Ground
  • Old Poison
  • Blood Heat
  • Dean Run
• In From the Cold: The I Spy Stories (2012) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-35-2 (print)
  • I Spy Something Bloody
  • I Spy Something Wicked
  • I Spy Something Christmas
• In Sunshine or In Shadow: Short Stories, Volume 1 (2013) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-47-5 (print)
  • Perfect Day
  • A Limited Engagement
  • In Sunshine or In Shadow
  • The French Have a Word for It
  • In a Dark Wood
  • Until We Meet Once More
  • Heart Trouble
  • In Plain Sight
  • Slings and Arrows
  • Other People's Weddings
  • Sort of Stranger Than Fiction
  • Critic's Choice
  • Just Desserts
• Sweet Spot: The Petit Mort Stories (2013) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-56-7 (ebook) (originally published by JCP Books, no longer available individually)
  • Slings and Arrows (2010)
  • Other People's Weddings (2010)
  • Sort of Stranger Than Fiction (2010)
  • Critic's Choice (2010)
  • Just Desserts (2011)
• Merry Christmas, Darling (Holiday Codas) (2013) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-57-4 (ebook)
• Male/Male Mystery & Suspense Box Set: 6 Novellas (2014) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-65-9 (ebook)
  • The Dark Horse
  • A Vintage Affair
  • Blood Red Butterfly
  • Don't Look Back
  • Lovers and Other Strangers
  • Cards on the Table
• Short Stories: (2007–2013) (2015) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-80-2 (ebook)
  • Perfect Day
  • A Limited Engagement
  • In Sunshine or In Shadow
  • The French Have a Word for It
  • In a Dark Wood
  • Until We Meet Once More
  • Heart Trouble
  • In Plain Sight
• Dark Horse, White Knight (2015) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-78-9 (print)
  • The Dark Horse
  • The White Knight

Non-fiction

• Man, Oh Man! Writing M/M Fiction for Kinks & Ca$h (2008) - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-934531-30-3 (print, no longer available)
• "The Play of Shadows and Light: Hansen before Dave" in The Golden Age of Gay Fiction (2009) - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-60820-048-1 (print) + ISBN 978-1-60820-049-8 (ebook)
• Man, Oh Man! Writing Quality M/M Fiction (Revised edition, 2013) - JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., ISBN 978-1-937909-41-3 (print) + ISBN 978-1-937909-46-8 (ebook)

Audio Books

• Adrien English
  • Fatal Shadows, narrated by Chris Patton (2012)
  • A Dangerous Thing, narrated by Chris Patton (2013)
  • The Hell You Say, narrated by Chris Patton (2013)
  • Death of a Pirate King, narrated by Chris Patton (2013)
  • The Dark Tide, narrated by Chris Patton (2013)
• Dangerous Ground
  • Armed & Dangerous: Four Dangerous Ground Novellas, narrated by Adrian Bisson (2013)
  • Dangerous Ground, narrated by Adrian Bisson (2013)
  • Old Poison, narrated by Adrian Bisson (2013)
  • Blood Heat, narrated by Adrian Bisson (2013)
  • Dead Run, narrated by Adrian Bisson (2013)
  • Kick Start, narrated by Adrian Bisson (2014)
• Holmes & Moriarity
  • Somebody Killed His Editor, narrated by Kevin R. Free (2013)
  • All She Wrote, narrated by Kevin R. Free (2013)
  • The Boy with the Painful Tattoo, narrated by Kevin R. Free (2015)
• I Spy
  • In From the Cold: The I Spy Stories, narrated by Alexander J. Masters (2013)
  • I Spy Something Bloody, narrated by Alexander J. Masters (2013)
• A Case of Christmas, narrated by Derrick McClain (2016)
• Jefferson Blythe, Esquire, narrated by Aaron Landon (2015)
• Murder in Pastel, narrated by Tristan Wright (2015)
• Dark Horse, White Knight, narrated by Derrick McClain (2015)
• Winter Kill, narrated by Gomez Pugh (2015)
• Male/Male Mystery & Suspense Box Set: 6 Novellas, narrated by Jason Clarke, Lance Greenfield, Chris Gebauer (2015)
• Baby, It's Cold, narrated by Michael Ferraiuolo (2015)
• Everything I Know, narrated by Michael Ferraiuolo (2015)
• Stranger on the Shore, narrated by Jeremy York (2015)
• Fair Play, narrated by J. F. Harding (2015)
• Out of the Blue, narrated by Alexander J. Masters (2014)
• Cards on the Table, narrated by Sean Crisden (2014)
• The Haunted Heart: Winter, Book 1, narrated by Lee Samuels (2014)
• Mummy Dearest: The XOXO Files, Book 1, narrated by Sean Crisden (2014)
• A Vintage Affair, narrated by Paul S. Fleschner (2014)
• The Dark Farewell, narrated by Max Miller (2014)
• Snowball in Hell, narrated by Alexander J. Masters (2014)
• This Rough Magic: A Shot in the Dark, narrated by Jordan Murphy (2014)
• A Ghost of a Chance, narrated by Kevin R. Free (2014)
• Don't Look Back, narrated by Graham Halstead (2014)
• The Dickens with Love, narrated by Sean Crisden (2013)
• In Sunshine or In Shadow (Short Stories: Volume 1), narrated by Adam Chase, Rob Granniss, Michael Oaks, JM Badger (2013)
• Strange Fortune, narrated by David Lazarus (2013)
• Come Unto These Yellow Sands, narrated by Paul S. Fleschner (2013)
• The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks, narrated by Max Miller (2012)
• The Darkling Thrush, narrated by Max Miller (2012)
• Lone Star from the Men Under the Mistletoe collection, narrated by Max Tatch (2011)
• Icecapade from the His for the Holidays collection, narrated by Max Tatch (2010)
• Fair Game, narrated by Sawyer Allerde (2010)

Awards

• The Hell You Say was a winner of the 2006 USA Book News Award in the category Gay/Lesbian Fiction.^[1]
• The Hell You Say was a finalist for the 2006 Lambda Literary Award in the category Gay Mystery.^[2]
• Mexican Heat was a finalist for the 2008 Lambda Literary Award in the category Gay Romance.^[3]
• Mexican Heat was the winner of EPIC’s 2010 E-Book Competition in the category Mystery, Suspense, and/or Adventure Erotic Romance.^[4]
• The Golden Age of Gay Fiction was a finalist for the 2010 Lambda Literary Award in the category LGBT Non-Fiction.^[5]
• Fair Game was a finalist for the 2014 Lambda Literary Award in the category Gay Mystery.^[6]

References

1. http://www.usabooknews.com/images/BBresults2006.pdf
2. "19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
3. "21st Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
4. https://www.epicorg.com/competitions/epic-s-ebook-competition/previous-years-winners.html
5. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/winners-finalists/05/10/2010-awards-finalists-winners/
6. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/27th-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists/

External links

• Official Website
• Web Journal