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The Lambda Literary Award for Mystery is an annual literary award, presented by the Lambda Literary Foundation, to a mystery novel by or about people in the LGBT community. Prior to 2021, the award was separated into separate categories for Gay and Lesbian Mystery. Recipients References. Discover the Josh Lanyon popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Josh Lanyon books.

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  • The Dark Tide synopsis, comments

    The Dark Tide

    Josh Lanyon

    Like recovering from heart surgery beneath the gaze of his overprotective family isn't exasperating enough, someone keeps trying to break into Adrien English's bookstore. What is t...

  • Ghost of a Chance synopsis, comments

    Ghost of a Chance

    Josh Lanyon

    Over a century ago Illusionist David Berkeley committed suicide in his mansion by the sea, thus dooming his restless spirit to wander forever.Or so the local legend goes.Parttime p...

  • In a Dark Wood synopsis, comments

    In a Dark Wood

    Josh Lanyon

    Camping in the Jersey Pine Barrens may literally turn out to be a first date from hell for travel writer Tim and the cute cop who persuades him to revisit a past that Tim has done ...

  • Perfect Day synopsis, comments

    Perfect Day

    Josh Lanyon

    Wyatt loves Grahaem. Grahaem is still in love with Jase. But things could be worse. They could be camping.Oh.

  • Winter Kill synopsis, comments

    Winter Kill

    Josh Lanyon

    Clever and ambitious, Special Agent Adam Darling (yeah, he's heard all the jokes before) was on the fast track to promotion and success until his mishandling of a high profile oper...

  • The Parting Glass synopsis, comments

    The Parting Glass

    Josh Lanyon

    Two and a half years ago, travel writer Timothy McShay let NYPD Detective Luke O'Brien talk him into hiking into the New Jersey Pine Barrens to face down a monster.Now Tim and Luke...

  • Death of a Pirate King synopsis, comments

    Death of a Pirate King

    Josh Lanyon

    Gay bookseller and reluctant amateur sleuth Adrien English's writing career is suddenly taking off. His first novel, Murder Will Out, has been optioned by notorious Hollywood actor...

  • Strange Fortune synopsis, comments

    Strange Fortune

    Josh Lanyon

    Dashing soldier of fortune Major Valentine Strange, late of the Emperor of Alba’s 21st Regiment of Benhali Lancers, is hired by Brahman Ehimay Warrick to find a legendary diadem re...

  • Come Unto These Yellow Sands synopsis, comments

    Come Unto These Yellow Sands

    Josh Lanyon

    Once a bad boy, the only lines Professor Sebastian Swift does these days are Browning, Frost and Cummings. When a student he helped to disappear becomes a suspect in a murder, he r...

  • A Limited Engagement synopsis, comments

    A Limited Engagement

    Josh Lanyon

    Ross has done everything Adam has asked him to do, including giving the man a part in his new play. All he wants is for Adam to keep his mouth shut about Ross' real life, which con...

  • This Rough Magic synopsis, comments

    This Rough Magic

    Josh Lanyon

    Josh riffs on the classic Thin Man films (and Shakespeare) with This Rough Magic, the first book in the new, lightly comic A Shot in the Dark mystery series set in 1930s San Franci...

  • Hide and Seek synopsis, comments

    Hide and Seek

    Josh Lanyon

    For museum curator Andrew Allison, the sleepy little Maine village of Safehaven has always lived up to its nameuntil now. Fleeing an abusive relationship, Andy has returned to Safe...

  • Cards on the Table synopsis, comments

    Cards on the Table

    Josh Lanyon

    Fifty years ago, a glamorous Hollywood party ended in murderthe only clue a bloody Tarot card. Timothy McShay is not the first journalist to dig into the details of what really hap...

  • Fair Chance synopsis, comments

    Fair Chance

    Josh Lanyon

    Elliot Mills comes facetoface with evil in this followup to Fair Game and Fair Play from bestselling author Josh Lanyon One final game of cat and mouse… Ex–FBI agent Elli...

  • The Curse of the Blue Scarab synopsis, comments

    The Curse of the Blue Scarab

    Josh Lanyon

    Who or what is responsible for the gruesome deaths of members of the secret society known as the Order of Osiris?Dr. Armiston, an irascible, confirmed bachelor who believes in medi...

  • The Boy Next Door synopsis, comments

    The Boy Next Door

    Josh Lanyon

    For the last fourteen years, former celebrated Boy Detective Merle Madison has been trying to build a grownup career for himself as a private investigator. There are just two probl...

  • Until We Meet Once More synopsis, comments

    Until We Meet Once More

    Josh Lanyon

    Nothing cracks Army Ranger "Stone Man" Vic Black's granite front. A mission to retrieve an injured Navy SEAL from the treacherous mountains of Afghanistan is all in a day's work u...

  • Murder in Pastel synopsis, comments

    Murder in Pastel

    Josh Lanyon

    Ten years ago Cosmo Bari vanished, taking with him his legendary masterpiece, Virgin in Pastel. Since that day no one in the seaside art colony of Steeple Hill has heard from the e...

  • A Case of Christmas synopsis, comments

    A Case of Christmas

    Josh Lanyon

    Christmas on Catalina Islandit's just what the doctor ordered.Injured in the line of duty, FBI Special Agent Shane Donovan is longing for a few days of peace and quiet. Some nice m...

  • The Adrien English Mysteries synopsis, comments

    The Adrien English Mysteries

    Josh Lanyon

    For the first time, books 1 3 of The Adrien English Mysteries collected in one volume!Fatal Shadows When his former best friend and employee is murdered following a very public ar...

  • Murder Between the Pages synopsis, comments

    Murder Between the Pages

    Josh Lanyon

    Best of Enemies, Worst of Alliesand Now the Killer is After Them!When the notorious author of suretobe scandalous roman à clef is shot dead by an invisible assailant during a signi...

  • A Vintage Affair synopsis, comments

    A Vintage Affair

    Josh Lanyon

    Message in a bottle.Somewhere in the cobwebbed cellar of the decrepit antebellum mansion known as Ballineen are the legendary Lee bottles and Austin Gillespie is there to find the...

  • In Plain Sight synopsis, comments

    In Plain Sight

    Josh Lanyon

    Nash didn't believe in love until it was too late. Now he's looking for reasons, for answers, for meaning.Sometimes the truth is right in front of you the whole time.

  • In Sunshine or In Shadow synopsis, comments

    In Sunshine or In Shadow

    Josh Lanyon

    Keir and Rick are cops. Partners, best friends, and for a brief time lovers. But Rick thinks its too risky allowing yourself to fall in love with your partner, and Keir has had t...