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Josh Lanyon Books in Order

Josh Lanyon has written 106 books, published between 2007 and 2026. The first book is Boy Meets Body (2007) and the newest is The 12 Days Ultimatum (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
106
Published
2007–2026
Pages on record
8,565 in 33 of 106 books
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Josh Lanyon writes mysteries about gay men, with subject headings naming gay couples, murder investigation, erotic romance, blues musicians and extortion. The catalogue holds 106 books from 2007 to 2026. Boy Meets Body, Old Poison, The Dark Horse, Snowball In Hell and I'll Be Dead For Christmas all date from 2007, and Death of a Pirate King, Dangerous Ground, Hostage and Mexican Heat from 2008. Series include Adrien English Mysteries, Holmes & Moriarity, All's Fair, Dangerous Ground, In A Dark Wood, Doyle and Spain, XOXO Files, Secrets and Scrabble and Haunted Heart. The 12 Days Ultimatum (2026) is the newest.

How many Josh Lanyon books are there?

Josh Lanyon has 106 books, released between 2007 and 2026. They include 16 series and 48 titles listed outside any series.

Josh Lanyon Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 106 Josh Lanyon books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Boy Meets Body by Josh Lanyon, book 1 of the Partners (in Crime) series (2007)
  2. Cover of I'll Be Dead For Christmas by Josh Lanyon, book 2 of the Partners (in Crime) series (2007)
  3. Cover of Death of a Pirate King by Josh Lanyon, book 1 of the Adrien English Mysteries series (2008)
  4. Cover of The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks by Josh Lanyon (2008)
  5. Cover of Somebody Killed His Editor by Josh Lanyon, book 1 of the Holmes & Moriarity series (2009)
  6. Cover of The Dark Tide by Josh Lanyon, book 2 of the Adrien English Mysteries series (2009)
  7. Cover of Strange Fortune by Josh Lanyon (2009)
  8. Cover of The Art of Dying by Josh Lanyon, book 4 of the Partners (in Crime) series (2009)
  9. Cover of All She Wrote by Josh Lanyon, book 2 of the Holmes & Moriarity series (2010)
  10. Cover of To All A (Very Sexy) Good Night by Josh Lanyon (2010)
  11. Cover of Critic's Choice by Josh Lanyon, book 7 of the Petit Morts series (2011)
  12. Cover of Fatal Shadows by Josh Lanyon, book 4 of the Adrien English Mysteries series (2012)
  13. Cover of The Darkling Thrush by Josh Lanyon (2012)
  14. Cover of Winter by Josh Lanyon, book 1 of the Haunted Heart series (2013)
  15. Cover of The Boy with the Painful Tattoo by Josh Lanyon, book 3 of the Holmes & Moriarity series (2014)
  16. Cover of Murder in Pastel by Josh Lanyon (2015)
  17. Cover of Winter Kill by Josh Lanyon (2015)
  18. Cover of The Mermaid Murders by Josh Lanyon, book 1 of the Art of Murder series (2016)
  19. Cover of The Curse of the Blue Scarab by Josh Lanyon (2016)
  20. Cover of All I Want for Christmas by Josh Lanyon, book 2 of the Holiday Codas series (2017)
  21. Cover of The Monet Murders by Josh Lanyon, book 2 of the Art of Murder series (2017)
  22. Cover of Fair Chance by Josh Lanyon, book 3 of the All's Fair series (2017)
  23. Cover of If Only in My Dreams by Josh Lanyon (2017)
  24. Cover of The Magician Murders by Josh Lanyon, book 3 of the Art of Murder series (2018)
  1. 1
    Boy Meets BodyPartners (in Crime) #12007 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007184
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  2. 2
    Old PoisonDangerous Ground #12007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  3. 3
    Snowball In HellDoyle and Spain #12007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  4. 4
    The Dark HorseDark Horse #12007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  5. 5
    I'll Be Dead For ChristmasPartners (in Crime) #22007 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007256
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  6. 6
    Death of a Pirate KingAdrien English Mysteries #12008 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008260
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  7. 7
    Hostage2008 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008208
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  8. 8
    Dangerous GroundDangerous Ground #22008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  9. 9
    Mexican HeatCrimes & Cocktails #22008 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008260
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  10. 10
    The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks2008 · 213 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008213
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  11. 11
    Footsteps in the DarkPartners (in Crime) #32008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  12. 12
    Somebody Killed His EditorHolmes & Moriarity #12009 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009278
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  13. 13
    Until We Meet Once More2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  14. 14
    The Dark TideAdrien English Mysteries #22009 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009310
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  15. 15
    The White KnightDark Horse #22009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  16. 16
    Strange Fortune2009 · 313 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009313
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  17. 17
    The Art of DyingPartners (in Crime) #42009 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009244
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  18. 18
    Committed to MemoryPartners (in Crime) #52009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  19. 19
    Fair GameAll's Fair #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  20. 20
    All She WroteHolmes & Moriarity #22010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  21. 21
    The Dark Farewell2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  22. 22
    Blood HeatDangerous Ground #32010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  23. 23
    Icecapade2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  24. 24
    To All A (Very Sexy) Good Night2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  25. 25
    I Spy Something WickedI Spy #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  26. 26
    In a Dark WoodIn A Dark Wood #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  27. 27
    Mummy DearestXOXO Files #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  28. 28
    This Rough MagicA Shot in the Dark #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  29. 29
    The Hell You SayAdrien English Mysteries #32011 · 345 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011345
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  30. 30
    Dead RunDangerous Ground #42011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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Josh Lanyon books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Adrien English Mysteries in order

8 books
  1. 1. Death of a Pirate King
  2. 2. The Dark Tide
  3. 3. The Hell You Say
  4. 4. Fatal Shadows
  5. 5. A Dangerous Thing
  6. 6. Stranger Things Have Happened
  7. 7. So This Is Christmas
  8. 8. A Funny Thing Happened...

Secrets and Scrabble in order

8 books
  1. 1. Murder at Pirate's Cove
  2. 2. Secret at Skull House
  3. 3. Mystery at the Masquerade
  4. 4. Scandal at the Salty Dog
  5. 5. Body at Buccaneer's Bay
  6. 6. Lament at Loon Landing
  7. 7. Death at the Deep Dive
  8. 8. Corpse at Captain's Seat

Dangerous Ground in order

6 books
  1. 1. Old Poison
  2. 2. Dangerous Ground
  3. 3. Blood Heat
  4. 4. Dead Run
  5. 5. Kick Start
  6. 6. Blind Side

Partners (in Crime) in order

5 books
  1. 1. Boy Meets Body
  2. 2. I'll Be Dead For Christmas
  3. 3. Footsteps in the Dark
  4. 4. The Art of Dying
  5. 5. Committed to Memory

Art of Murder in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Mermaid Murders
  2. 2. The Monet Murders
  3. 3. The Magician Murders
  4. 4. The Monuments Men Murders
  5. 5. The Movie-Town Murders

Holmes & Moriarity in order

4 books
  1. 1. Somebody Killed His Editor
  2. 2. All She Wrote
  3. 3. The Boy with the Painful Tattoo
  4. 4. In Other Words... Murder

All's Fair in order

3 books
  1. 1. Fair Game
  2. 2. Fair Play
  3. 3. Fair Chance

I Spy in order

3 books
  1. 1. I Spy Something Wicked
  2. 2. I Spy Something Bloody
  3. 3. I Spy Something Christmas

Holiday Codas in order

3 books
  1. 1. Christmas Waltz
  2. 2. All I Want for Christmas
  3. 3. A Winter Romance

Bedknobs and Broomsticks in order

3 books
  1. 1. Mainly by Moonlight
  2. 2. I Buried a Witch
  3. 3. Bell, Book and Scandal

Dark Horse in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Dark Horse
  2. 2. The White Knight

In A Dark Wood in order

2 books
  1. 1. In a Dark Wood
  2. 2. The Parting Glass

Doyle and Spain in order

1 book
  1. 1. Snowball In Hell

XOXO Files in order

1 book
  1. 1. Mummy Dearest

A Shot in the Dark in order

1 book
  1. 1. This Rough Magic

Haunted Heart in order

1 book
  1. 1. Winter

Crimes & Cocktails in order

1 book
  1. 2. Mexican Heat

Petit Morts in order

1 book
  1. 7. Critic's Choice

Standalone books

48 books

48 Josh Lanyon titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Josh Lanyon books in order?

You only need to read Josh Lanyon books in order within each series: the books listed here span 16 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Josh Lanyon

Start with Boy Meets Body (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Josh Lanyon book?

The 12 Days Ultimatum (2026) is the newest Josh Lanyon book released so far.

Is there a new Josh Lanyon book coming?

No next Josh Lanyon book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Josh Lanyon at a glance

Still publishing
Josh Lanyon published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Josh Lanyon books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
8,565 pages across the 33 of 106 books with a recorded length, a median of 244 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Josh Lanyon books, 64 of 106, were published in the 2010s.

What the Josh Lanyon books are about

18 of the 106 Josh Lanyon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gay men is tagged on 10 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.