A 2013 Essay by Josh Lanyon Josh Lanyon, award-winning author of the Adrien English mysteries series, turned a queer eye on the P.I. back in 2013: the old, the new, and the up-and-coming in gay crime fiction. Dated? Yes, but still worth reading. Maybe one day Josh will give us an update... The gay mystery … Continue reading A Queer Eye for the New Eyes
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Zach Davies
Created by Josh Lanyon " You can’t just…just pick up and become a PI on a whim.” That’s the “friendly” advice given to CPA turned fledgling private eye ZACH DAVIES, who’s struggling to keep his late father’s struggling detective agency  afloat. That’s a lot of struggling. Of course, it doesn’t help that the advice being given is … Continue reading Zach Davies
Nathan Doyle & Matthew Spain
Created by Josh Lanyon Pseudonym of D.L. Browne "Inside Union Station was a madhouse. Porters hustled, families greeted and friends good-byed, the sheer volume of sound rising from the marble floors and Spanish tiles, soaring up and disappearing into the cathedral-high ceiling and the gigantic iron chandeliers. Nathan scanned the milling crowd for Pearl’s hat … Continue reading Nathan Doyle & Matthew Spain
Neil Patrick Rafferty
Created by Josh Lanyon Pseudonym of D.L. Browne "It was always a dame, wasn't it?" That's the opening line in This Rough Magic (2011), a classic bit that wouldn't have been out of place in a Black Mask story 75 years earlier, but of course in Josh Lanyon's books, it's rarely a dame that the … Continue reading Neil Patrick Rafferty