Josh Lanyon is an American writer of LGBT

LGBT

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 mystery and adventure fiction

Mystery fiction

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, usually with a strong romantic subplot

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Over the past decade Lanyon has written numerous novels, novellas and short stories

Short Stories

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 as well as the non-fiction

Non-fiction

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 writing guide Man, Oh Man! Writing M/M Fiction for Kinks and Ca$h. He is the author of the Holmes & Moriarity comic mysteries as well as the Adrien English mystery novels, including The Hell You Say, winner of the 2006 USABookNews award for GLBT fiction.

Lanyon has collaborated with several other writers including Laura Baumbach (co-writer of the Eppie Award-winning Mexican Heat), Jordan Castillo Price, and Sarah Black.

In December 2009, Lanyon's first foray into spec fiction was published through Blind Eye Books. Strange Fortune is described as an AU

Alternative universe (fan fiction)

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 British Raj

British Raj

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 adventure with romantic and fantasy elements.

Lanyon's first novel, Fatal Shadows, was published in 2000 through the now defunct indie

Indie Literature

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 British publisher Gay Men's Press. Since then he has published with a variety of presses, both electronic and print, including Samhain Publishing, Carina Press, Loose Id, Blind Eye Books, JCP Books, Liquid Silver, MLR Press, Aspen Mountain Press, Torquere, etc.
Lanyon currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Series

• Adrien English Mysteries
  • Fatal Shadows (2000) - MLR Press, ISBN 978-0-9793110-4-8 (Print) + Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-59632-465-7 (Ebook)
  • A Dangerous Thing (2002) - MLR Press, ISBN 978-0979311055 (Print) + Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-59632-465-7 (Ebook)
  • The Hell You Say (2006) - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-934531-01-3 (Print) + Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-59632-582-1 (Ebook)
  • Death of a Pirate King (2008) - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-934531-31-0 (Print) + Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-59632-744-3 (Ebook)
  • The Dark Tide (2009) - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1608201235 (Print) + Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-60737-490-9 (Ebook)

• Dark Horse
  • The Dark Horse (2007) - Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-59632-443-5 (Ebook)
  • The White Knight (2009) - Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-59632-908-9 (Ebook)

• Dangerous Ground
  • Dangerous Ground (2008) - Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-59632-658-3 (Ebook) + MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-934531-26-6 (Print)
  • Old Poison (2009) - Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-60737-477-0 (Ebook)
  • Blood Heat (2010) - Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-60737-869-3 (Ebook)
  • Dead Run (2011) - Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-61118-464-8 (Ebook)

• Holmes & Moriarity
  • Somebody Killed His Editor (2009) - Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60504-607-5 (Print) + ISBN 978-1-60504-585-6 (Ebook)
  • All She Wrote (2010) - Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60928-200-4 (Ebook)

• Doyle and Spain
  • Snowball in Hell (2007) - Carina Press, ISBN 9781426891397 (Ebook)
  • Shadow on the Sun (TBA)

• A Shot in the Dark
  • This Rough Magic (2011) - Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-61118-402-0 (Ebook)
  • New Moon (TBA)

• The XOXO Files
  • Mummy Dearest (2011) - Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60928-536-4 (Ebook)

Standalone novels

• The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks (2008) - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-934531-14-3 (Print) + Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-59632-810-5 (Ebook)
• 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 978-1935560005 (Print) + Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60928-113-7 (Ebook)
• Fair Game (2010) - Carina Press, ISBN 9781426890451 (Ebook)
• Come Unto These Yellow Sands (2011) - Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60928-273-8 (Ebook)

Novellas and anthology works

• Partners in Crime
  • "Cards on the Table" in Boy Meets Body (2007) - with Sarah Black - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-934531-00-6 (Print) + Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-59632-613-2 (Ebook)
  • "Snowball in Hell" in I'll Be Dead for Christmas (2007) - with Sarah Black - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-934531-02-0 (Print) + Carina Press, ISBN 9781426891397 (Ebook)
  • "I Spy Something Bloody" in Footsteps in the Dark (2008) - with Sarah Black - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-934531-15-0 (Print) + Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-59632-710-8 (Ebook)
    • "I Spy Something Wicked" (2009) - Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-60737-455-8 (Ebook)
  • "Lovers and Other Strangers" in The Art of Dying (2009) - with Jordan Castillo Price - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-934531-25-9 (Print) + Aspen Mountain Press, ISBN 978-1-60168-232-1 (Ebook)
  • "Don't Look Back" in Committed to Memory (2009) - with JS Cook - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-60820-114-3 (Print) + Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-59632-972-0 (Ebook)

• Petit Morts (with Jordan Castillo Price, Sean Kennedy and Clare London)
  • Slings and Arrows (2010) - JCP Books, ISBN 978-1935540120 (Print) + ISBN 978-1-935540-05-2 (Ebook)
  • Other People's Weddings (2010) - JCP Books, ISBN 978-1935540120 (Print) + ISBN 978-1-935540-06-9 (Ebook)
  • Critic's Choice (2010) - JCP Books, ISBN 978-1935540236 (print) + ISBN 978-1-935540-18-2 (Ebook)
  • Sort of Stranger Than Fiction (2010) - JCP Books, ISBN 978-1935540236 (print) + ISBN 978-1-935540-16-8 (Ebook)
  • Just Desserts (2011) - JCP Books, ISBN 978-1-935540-31-1 (Ebook)

• "A Ghost of a Chance" in Scared Stiff (2007) - MLR Press, ISBN 978-0-9793110-6-2 (Print + Ebook)
• "In a Dark Wood" (2007) - JustJoshin, ASIN
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• "A Limited Engagement" (2008) - ASIN
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• "In Sunshine or In Shadow" (2009) - ASIN
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• "Out Of The Blue", also in Esprit de Corps (2009) - ISBN 978-1-59578-578-7 (Ebook) + MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-934531-03-7 (Print)
• "Until We Meet Once More" in Because Of The Brave (2009) - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-60820-107-5 (Print) + Aspen Mountain Press, ISBN 978-1-60168-227-7 (Ebook)
• "The Dickens with Love" (2009) - Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60504-837-6 (Ebook) + ISBN 978-1-60504-922-9 (Print)
• "The French Have a Word for It" (2009)
• "The Dark Farewell" (2010), also in The Mysterious (2010) - Samhain Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60504-944-1 (Ebook) + MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-60820-098-6 (Print)
• "The Darkling Thrush" (2010) - Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-60737-563-0 (Ebook)
• "A Vintage Affair" (2010) - Loose Id, ISBN 978-1-60737-807-5 (Ebook)
• "Icecapade" (2010), also in His for the Holidays - Carina Press, ISBN 9781426890925 (Ebook) + Anthology: ISBN 9781426890833 (Ebook)
• "Lone Star" in Men Under The Mistletoe (2011 - unreleased) - Carina Press
• "Green Glass Beads" in Irregulars (2012) - Blind Eye books

Collections

• Josh Lanyon Collected Novellas, Volume 1 - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1608200061 (Print)
  • I Spy Something Bloody
  • A Limited Engagement
  • The Dark Horse
  • A Ghost of a Chance
  • In a Dark Wood
• Josh Lanyon Collected Novellas, Volume 2 - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1608200528 (Print)
  • Cards on the Table
  • Dangerous Ground
  • In Sunshine or In Shadow
  • Snowball in Hell

Non-fiction

• Man, Oh Man! Writing M/M Fiction for Kinks & Ca$h (2008) - MLR Press, ISBN 978-1-934531-30-3 (Print + Ebook)
• "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)

Awards

• The Hell You Say is the winner of the 2006 USABookNews Award for Gay/Lesbian Fiction.
• The Hell You Say was a finalist for the 2006 Lambda Literary Awards in the Gay Mystery category.
• Mexican Heat was a finalist for the 2008 Lambda Literary Awards in the Gay Romance category.
• Mexican Heat is the winner of EPIC’s 2010 E-Book Competition in the category Mystery, Suspense, and/or Adventure Erotic Romance.
• The Golden Age of Gay Fiction was a finalist for the 2010 Lambda Literary Awards in the category Non-Fiction.

Interviews

• Author Interview at Fallen Angel Reviews (Jan 2008)
• Author Interview at Nose in a Book (Feb 2008)
• Author Interview at Loose Ends (Apr 2008)
• Author Interview at Two Lips Reviews (Jun 2008)
• Author Interview at Reviews by Jessewave (Sep 2008)
• Author Interview at Desert Island Keepers (Sep 2008)
• Author Interview at Dark Diva Reviews (Feb 2009)
• Author Interview at Well Read (Apr 2009)
• Author Interview at The Naughty Bits (May 2009)
• Author Interview at Reviews by Jessewave (Jun 2009)
• Author Interview at Nikki Kimberling's Log (Aug 2009)
• Author Interview at Love Romances & More (Aug 2009)
• Author Interview at Reviews by Jessewave (Sep 2009)
• Author Interview at Reviews by Jessewave (Dec 2009)
• Author Interview at Novelsisterhood (Jan 2010)
• Author Interview at Dear Author (Jun 2010)
• Author Interview at Nightlight (Aug 2010)
• Author Interview at Reviews by Jessewave (Dec 2010)
• Character Interview with Jake Riordan from the Adrien English Mysteries (Jan 2008)
• Character Interview with Adrien English from the Adrien English Mysteries (Aug 2008)

External links

• Official Website
• Web Journal
• GLBT Bookshelf