A Cecil Younger Investigation Books in Order
Rate this series:
The A Cecil Younger Investigation series by John Straley includes 8 books published between 1995–2021.
✓ All 8 books verified against the publisher's official series list.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
-
Buy on Amazon1995 · John Straley
High drama meets local color as a private investigator works to uncover the motive and identity of a killer in this Shamus Award–winning first Cecil…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1996 · John Straley
The private investigator juggles multiple investigations and a crumbling personal life in the second Cecil Younger mystery set in Sitka, Alaska.…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1997 · John Straley
In the third entry to the series, Alaska P.I. Cecil Younger is fresh out of rehab with a head wound, a child custody case from hell, and the clients…
Read more → -
Buy on AmazonDeath and the Language of Happiness
1998 · John Straley
In the Alaskan town of Sitka, the living is tough and the crimes are aplenty . . . and plenty personal. When 97-year-old William Flynn is accused of…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon1999 · John Straley
Trapped on an Alaskan cruise line, PI Cecil Younger must expose a killer—and fast—or he may just find himself sleeping with the fishes. Cecil Younger…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2001 · John Straley
After years on the job as a private investigator in Sitka, Alaska, Cecil Younger doesn’t claim to have learned much about humanity as a whole, but he…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2018 · John Straley
Shamus Award–winner John Straley returns to his critically acclaimed Cecil Younger detective series, set in Sitka, Alaska, a land of perfect beauty…
Read more → -
Buy on Amazon2021 · John Straley
To his chagrin, Alaskan PI Cecil Younger learns his teenage daughter has launched her own detective agency. But when her first case goes awry, she’s…
Read more →
✓ = numbering verified against the publisher's official series list.
Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the A Cecil Younger Investigation books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “The Woman Who Married a Bear”. Start with “The Woman Who Married a Bear.”
How many books are in the A Cecil Younger Investigation series?
We list 8 books by John Straley , published between 1995–2021.
Where can I buy the A Cecil Younger Investigation books?
Each title above links to Amazon. See our affiliate disclosure.
Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.