Series by John Straley
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · John Straley
Alaska, 1935: Slippery Wilson is on his way out of town when he runs into a woman, her neice, and a crashed car. His life is about to get a lot more…
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Buy on Amazon2014 · John Straley
An offbeat, often hilarious crime novel set in the sleepy Alaskan town of Cold Storage from the Shamus Award winning author of the Cecil Younger…
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Buy on Amazon2020 · John Straley
In this mind-bending crime novel by Shamus Award–winner John Straley, one man attempts to save his town from nuclear annihilation. It’s been seven…
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Buy on Amazon2022 · John Straley
Mysterious dreams of grizzly bears, a bumbling FBI agent, and a tense hostage negotiation have the town of Cold Storage, Alaska, turned upside down.…
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Frequently asked questions
How many books has John Straley written?
We list 12 books by John Straley across 2 series, published between 1995–2022 — each shown in full reading order.
What order should I read John Straley's books?
Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “The Woman Who Married a Bear.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.
Where can I buy John Straley's books?
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