Diane L. Browne


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. As a singer she performs with the Celtic music group The Browne Sisters & George Cavanaugh.

Personal life

Browne was born in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from Pepperdine University with degrees in English and Humanities.
Browne is married to author Kevin Burton Smith.

Colin Dunne

Browne writes mysteries and Cold War thrillers under the pen name Colin Dunne.

Diana Killian

Browne writes cozy mysteries under the pen name Diana Killian.

Poetic Death mystery series

Browne writes gay mystery and M/M romance novels under the pen name Josh Lanyon. As Lanyon she has won an EPIC Ebook Award
and she has been a finalist four times for the Lambda Literary Awards
.

Adrien English mystery series

Browne 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