Diane L. Browne is an American author and singer. As an author she writes under the pen names Colin Dunne, Louise Harris, Diana Killian, and Josh Lanyon.[1] As a singer she performs with the Celtic music group The Browne Sisters & George Cavanaugh.[2]
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| Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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| Alma mater | Pepperdine University |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | Kevin Burton Smith |
Personal life
editBrowne was born in Los Angeles, California.[1] She graduated from Pepperdine University with degrees in English and Humanities.[3]
Browne is married to author Kevin Burton Smith.[4]
Colin Dunne
editBrowne writes mysteries and cold war thrillers under the pen name Colin Dunne.[5]
Diana Killian
editBrowne writes cozy mysteries under the pen name Diana Killian.[6]
Poetic Death mystery series
edit- Killian, Diana (2003). High Rhymes and Misdemeanors. Pocket Books. ISBN 9780743466783.
- Killian, Diana (2004). Verse of the Vampire. Pocket Books. ISBN 9780743466790.
- Killian, Diana (2006). Sonnet of the Sphinx. Pocket Books. ISBN 9780743466806.
- Killian, Diana (2009). Docketful of Poesy. Perseverance Press. ISBN 9781880284971.
Mantra for Murder series
edit- Killian, Diana (2008). Corpse Pose. Berkley Prime Crime. ISBN 9780425220900.
- Killian, Diana (2009). Dial Om for Murder. Berkley Prime Crime. ISBN 9780425227053.
- Killian, Diana (2010). Murder on the Eightfold Path. Berkley Prime Crime. ISBN 9780425233917.
- Killian, Diana (2011). Murder on the Eightfold Path. Berkley Prime Crime. ISBN 9780425243817.
Josh Lanyon
editBrowne writes gay mystery and M/M romance novels under the pen name Josh Lanyon. As Lanyon she has won an EPIC (Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition) Ebook Award[7] and she has been a finalist four times for the Lambda Literary Awards (in 2007 and 2015 for Gay Mystery, in 2009 for Gay Romance, and in 2010 for Nonfiction[Note 1]).[8]
Adrien English mystery series
edit- Lanyon, Josh (2000). Fatal Shadows. MLR Press. ISBN 9780979311048.
- Lanyon, Josh (2002). A Dangerous Thing. MLR Press. ISBN 9780979311055.
- Lanyon, Josh (2006). The Hell You Say. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595385126.
- Lanyon, Josh (2008). Death of a Pirate King. MLR Press. ISBN 9781934531310.
- Lanyon, Josh (2009). The Dark Tide. Loose Id. ISBN 9781607374909.
- Lanyon, Josh (2013). Stranger Things Have Happened. JustJoshin Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781937909307.
- Lanyon, Josh (2016). So This is Christmas. Smashwords. ISBN 9781937909796.
- Lanyon, Josh (2023). A Funny Thing Happened. JustJoshin Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781649310439.
Holmes & Moriarity mystery series
edit- Lanyon, Josh (2009). Somebody Killed His Editor. JustJoshin Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781937909598.
- Lanyon, Josh (2010). All She Wrote. Samhain Publishing. ISBN 9781609282004.
- Lanyon, Josh (2014). The Boy with the Painful Tattoo. JustJoshin Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781937909376.
- Lanyon, Josh (2018). In Other Words… Murder. JustJoshin Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781945802263.
The Browne Sisters & George Cavanaugh
editBrowne sings with her sisters Pamela Browne Logan and Laura Browne-Sorenson and their cousin George Cavanaugh in a Celtic music group called The Browne Sisters & George Cavanaugh which has been performing for over 20 years[2][9]
Notes
edit- ^ The essay "The Play of Shadows and Light: Hansen Before Dave" by Josh Lanyon appeared in the book The Golden Age of Gay Fiction, edited by Drewey Wayne Gunn, which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Nonfiction in 2010.
References
edit- ^ a b
"Summary Bibliography: Josh Lanyon". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
Note: Mystery writer, poet & singer. Also writes under the pseudonyms Diana Killian, Colin Dunne & Louise Harris.
- ^ a b "Biography". The Browne Sisters & George Cavanaugh. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Browning, Pat (May 2001). "The Sisters-in Crime Interrogate D.L." Girl Detective. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Kevin Burton Smith". Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Gunn, Drewey Wayne (2005). The Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film: A History and Annotated Bibliography. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 142. ISBN 9780810885882.
DUNNE, COLIN (Diane L. Browne): The author is a Los Angeles native who has written novels under a variety of pseudonyms and has coedited an anthology of fantasy stories, Sigil (2001). She seems to have some connection with Josh Lanyon.
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"Diana Killian, Author Bibliography". Omnimystery: A Family of Mystery Websites. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
Diana Killian is a pseudonym of Diane L. Browne.
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"EPIC eBook Awards: A Literary Award for Crime Fiction". Omnimystery: A Family of Mystery Websites. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
2010: Mystery/Suspense/Adventure Erotic Romance: Mexican Heat by Laura Baumbach and Josh Lanyon
- ^ Evans, Curtis, ed. (January 11, 2017). Murder in the Closet: Essays on Queer Clues in Crime Fiction Before Stonewall. McFarland. p. 282. ISBN 9781476626338.
Josh Lanyon is the pen name of American writer D.L. Browne, an Eppie Award winner, a four-time Lambda Literary Award finalist for Gay Mystery, and the first recipient of the Goodreads Favorite Male/Male Author Lifetime Achievement award.
- ^ Macdonald, Susan (December 3, 2019). "Celtic Woman and The Browne Sisters". Medium. Retrieved June 29, 2024.