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Josh Lanyon



A distinct voice in gay fiction, multi-award-winning author JOSH LANYON has been writing gay mystery, adventure and romance for over a decade. In addition to numerous short stories, novellas, and novels, Josh is the author of the critically acclaimed Adrien English series, including The Hell You Say, winner of the 2006 USABookNews awards for GLBT Fiction.

Josh is an Eppie Award winner and a three-time Lambda Literary Award finalist.
 


Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Romantic Suspense, Gay Romance
 
New and upcoming books
November 2024

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Ghosted
 
December 2024

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A Winter Romance
(Holiday Codas, book 3)
Series
Partners in Crime
   1. Boy Meets Body (2007) (with Sarah Black)
   2. I'll Be Dead For Christmas (2007) (with Sarah Black)
   3. Footsteps in the Dark (2008) (with Sarah Black)
   4. The Art of Dying (2009) (with Jordan Castillo Price)
   5. Committed to Memory (2009) (with J S Cook)
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Crimes & Cocktails Mystery (with Laura Baumbach)
   1. Mexican Heat (2008)
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Adrien English
   1. Fatal Shadows (2012)
   2. A Dangerous Thing (2012)
   3. The Hell You Say (2011)
   4. Death of a Pirate King (2008)
   5. The Dark Tide (2010)
   Stranger Things Have Happened (2013)
   6. So This is Christmas (2016)
   A Funny Thing Happened... (2023)
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Holmes & Moriarity
   1. Somebody Killed His Editor (2010)
   2. All She Wrote (2011)
   3. The Boy With The Painful Tattoo (2014)
   4. In Other Words... Murder (2018)
   5. The 12.2 Per-Cent Solution (2024)
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All's Fair
   1. Fair Game (2010)
   2. Fair Play (2014)
   3. Fair Chance (2017)
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Dangerous Ground
   1. Dangerous Ground (2012)
   2. Old Poison (2011)
   3. Blood Heat (2012)
   4. Dead Run (2013)
   5. Kick Start (2013)
   6. Blind Side (2020)
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In a Dark Wood
   1. In a Dark Wood (2011)
   2. The Parting Glass (2013)
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Dark Horse
   1. The Dark Horse (2012)
   2. The White Knight (2012)
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Holiday Codas
   1. Merry Christmas, Darling (2013)
   2. Christmas Waltz (2017)
   3. A Winter Romance (2024)
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Art of Murder
   1. The Mermaid Murders (2016)
   2. The Monet Murders (2017)
   3. The Magician Murders (2018)
   4. The Monuments Men Murders (2019)
   5. The Movie-Town Murders (2022)
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
   1. Mainly by Moonlight (2019)
   2. I Buried a Witch (2019)
   3. Bell, Book and Scandal (2021)
   4. Hex in the City (2024)
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Novels
   The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks (2008)
   Strange Fortune (2009)
   To All a (Very Sexy) Good Night (2010) (with K A Mitchell)
   Snowball in Hell (2011)
   Mummy Dearest (2011)
   The Darkling Thrush (2012)
   Come Unto These Yellow Sands (2012)
   A Vintage Affair (2012)
   Blood Red Butterfly (2013)
   This Rough Magic (2013)
   The Haunted Heart: Winter (2013)
   Stranger on the Shore (2014)
   Murder in Pastel (2015)
   Jefferson Blythe, Esquire (2015)
   The Curse of the Blue Scarab (2016)
   If Only in My Dreams (2017)
   Murder Takes the High Road (2018)
   Seance on a Summer's Night (2018)
   Hide and Seek (2022)
   44.1644 North (2023)
   Puzzle for Two (2023)
   The Lemon Drop Kid (2024)
   Hearts and Hazards (2024)
   Ghosted (2024)
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Collections
   Scared Stiff (2007) (with others)
   Hostage (2008) (with Laura Baumbach and Sarah Black)
   Josh Lanyon Collected Novellas #1 (2009)
   Josh Lanyon Collected Novellas #2 (2009)
   Esprit De Corps (2009) (with others)
   Because of the Brave (2010) (with Laura Baumbach and Z A Maxfield)
   The Mysterious (2010) (with Laura Baumbach and Alex Beecroft)
   The Irregulars (2012) (with others)
   In Sunshine or in Shadow (2013)
   Contemporary Male/Male Romance Box Set (2014) (with others)
   Male/Male Mystery and Suspense Box Set (2014)
   Short Stories: 2007 - 2013 (2015)
   What's Left of Kisses? (2016)
   Footsteps in the Dark (2019) (with others)
   Shadows Left Behind (2021)
   Short Stories 2: 2013 - 2020 (2022)
   Male/Male Mystery and Suspense Box Set 2 (2023)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Dickens with Love (2009)
   The Dark Farewell (2010)
   A Limited Engagement (2010)
   Icecapade (2010)
   Lovers and Other Strangers (2011)
   Lone Star (2011)
   Cards On the Table (2012)
   A Ghost of a Chance (2012)
   Don't Look Back (2012)
   Out of the Blue (2012)
   I Spy Something Christmas (2012)
   In Plain Sight (2013)
   Everything I Know (2014)
   Baby, it's Cold (2014)
   Winter Kill (2015)
   A Case of Christmas (2015)
   Night Watch (2016)
   Murder Between the Pages (2016)
   Plenty of Fish (2017)
   Halloween is Murder (2017)
   The Boy Next Door (2017)
   The Ghost Had an Early Check-out (2018)
   Slay Ride (2019)
   Stranger in the House (2020)
   Requiem for Mr. Busybody (2020)
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Series contributed to
Petit Morts
   Petit Morts 1 (2010) (with Jordan Castillo Price)
   Petit Morts 2 (2011) (with Sean Kennedy and Jordan Castillo Price)
   Sweet Spot (2013)
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His for the Holidays
   His for the Holidays (2010) (with others)
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Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 


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