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Josh Lanyon

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http://www.goodreads.com/joshlanyon

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genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Gay & Lesbian, Literature & Fiction

influences
Joseph Hansen, Mary Renault, Raymond Chandler

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July 2007


about this author

Over the past decade, multi-award-winning author Josh Lanyon has written numerous novels, novellas and short stories as well as the bestselling M/M writing guide Man, Oh Man: Writing M/M Fiction for Kinks and Ca$h. Josh is the author of the critically acclaimed Adrien English mystery novels, including The Hell You Say, winner of the 2006 USABookNews awards for GLBT fiction. In June 2009 Somebody Killed His Editor, first book in the brand new Holmes and Moriarity mystery-romance series, was published through Samhain. Josh is a two-time Lambda Literary Award finalist.







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“Mystery author Lanyon (the Adrien English series) makes his first foray into fantasy with a taut, energetic and romantic tale. In Hidus...

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avg rating: 4.35 | 1,287 ratings | 218 reviews | 30 distinct works | 65 fans
Fatal Shadows Fatal Shadows (Adrien English Mystery Series #1)
by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.37 — 112 ratings — published 2000
2 editions
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Death of a Pirate King Death of a Pirate King (Adrien English Mystery Series #4)
by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.68 — 90 ratings — published 2008
2 editions
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The Hell You Say The Hell You Say (Adrien English Mystery Series #3)
by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.53 — 92 ratings — published 2006
3 editions
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A Dangerous Thing A Dangerous Thing (Adrien English Mystery Series #2)
by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.37 — 92 ratings — published 2002
2 editions
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The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks
by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.24 — 76 ratings — published 2008
3 editions
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Dangerous Ground Dangerous Ground
by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.97 — 77 ratings — published 2008
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The Dark Horse The Dark Horse
by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.23 — 70 ratings — published 2007
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I Spy Something Bloody I Spy Something Bloody
by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.29 — 58 ratings
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Somebody Killed His Editor Somebody Killed His Editor (Holmes & Moriarity, #1)
by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.49 — 53 ratings — published 2009
3 editions
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Snowball in Hell Snowball in Hell
by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.54 — 52 ratings — published 2007
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Somebody Killed His Editor (Gay & Lesbian)
1 chapters   —   updated Aug 17, 2009 09:53AM
description: The road back to bestsellerdom can be deadly. Holmes & Moriarity, Book 1 Thanks to an elderly spinster sleuth and her ingenious cat, Christopher Holmes has enjoyed a celebrated career as a bestselling mystery writer. Until now. Sales are down and his new editor is allergic to geriatric gumshoes. On the advice of his agent, he reinvents his fortyish, frumpy, recently dumped self into the sleek, sexy image of a literary lion, and heads for a Northern California writers conference to try and resurrect his career. A career nearly as dead as the body he stumbles over in the woods. In a weirdly déjà vu replay of one of his own novels, he finds himself stranded in an isolated lodge full of frightened women—and not a lawman in sight. Except for J.X. Moriarity, former cop and bestselling novelist. The man with whom he shared a one-night stand—okay, maybe three—long ago. The man who wants to arrest him for murder. A ruthless, stalking killer, or a hot, handsome ex-lover. Which poses the greater danger? It’s elementary, my dear Holmes!
SNOWBALL IN HELL (Gay & Lesbian)
1 chapters   —   updated Aug 14, 2009 09:21AM
description: Noirish WW2 mystery -- Josh's contribution to the two novella pairing in PARTNERS IN CRIME 2 - I'LL BE DEAD FOR CHRISTMAS.
Lovers and Other Strangers (Gay & Lesbian)
1 chapters   —   updated Aug 14, 2009 09:13AM
description: My contribution to The Art of Dying mystery pairing with Jordan Castillo Price
The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks (Gay & Lesbian)
1 chapters   —   updated Aug 12, 2009 09:48AM
description: Josh's first stand-alone novel. His romantic weekend in ruins, shy twenty-something artist Perry Foster learns that things can always get worse when he returns home from San Francisco to find a dead body in his bathtub. A dead body in a very ugly sportscoat -- and matching socks. The dead man is a stranger to Perry, but that's not much of a comfort; how did a strange dead man get in a locked flat at the isolated Alton Estate in the wilds of the "Northeast Kingdom" of Vermont? Perry turns to help from "tall, dark and hostile" former navy SEAL Nick Reno -- but is Reno all that he seems?
CARDS ON THE TABLE (Mystery & Thrillers)
1 chapters   —   updated Jan 30, 2008 08:16AM
description: Excerpt from two novella pairing in PARTNERS IN CRIME - BOY MEETS BODY
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Josh said "yes" to attending the event: Poison Pen Web Conference.
date: October 24, 2009 01:00AM
location: On line panels, chat, interviews, etc., The United States
description: The world's first virtual mystery convention.
September 20
Island of the Blue D... Josh gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Hardcover)
by Scott O'Dell
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Josh "Taking part in the GLBT Bookshelf Link Blitz! http://bookworld.editme.com/ "
September 15
Ghost Star Night Josh gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Ghost Star Night (ebook)
by Nicole Kimberling (Goodreads author)
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Josh Josh said: "I'm enjoying -- and taking notes. Very skilful and non-intrusive world-building. "
September 09
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164813 Josh wrote: "Thanks for the kind comments, Diane. Very glad you're enjoying the stories!

All the best,
Josh
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August 17
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Josh wrote Somebody Killed His Editor: Chapter One.

"I can understand suffering for one’s art—but dying? Not really my style.

But death di" ...more
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164813 Josh wrote: "I see Jordan has a new one out! *g* "

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Rough Cut: Vincent D... Josh gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Rough Cut: Vincent Diamond Collected (Perfect Paperback)
by Vincent Diamond (Goodreads author)
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Josh Josh said: "Clean, crisp writing and memorable characters. I'm enjoying this for the sheer pleasure of the writing. "
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45027 I hope you are having a good day! =)

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692350 Thanks for the add! Pleasure to meet you!
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856273 That one of my top authors is buying the debut novel from another of my top authors based on a review I wrote has got to be one of the greatest compliments I have ever received. I feel like a conduit for coolness. Thank you. I really hope you enjoy it! I thought the mystery was pretty cool, but I'm not a mystery buff, so I'd really like to hear your thoughts on it once you've read it.


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164813 So far so good, Marc! Hope you're keeping busy.


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