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John Straley Complete Bibliography

Browse books by John Straley in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 14 books / 4 series

American author John Straley is best known for his Cecil Younger private investigator series set in Alaska. A former private investigator himself, his debut novel *The Woman Who Married a Bear* won the Shamus Award. This page provides the John Straley books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by John Straley in Publication Order

1992 The Woman Who Married a Bear POoCYB / 1 Buy
1993 The Curious Eat Themselves POoCYB / 2 Buy
1996 The Music of What Happens POoCYB / 3 Buy
1998 The Angels Will Not Care POoCYB / 4 Buy
1999 Death and the Language of Happiness POoCYB / 5 Buy
2001 Cold Water Burning POoCYB / 6 Buy
2008 The Rising and the Rain POoC / 1 Buy
2008 The Big Both Ways POoCSB / 1 Buy
2013 Cold Storage, Alaska POoCSB / 2 Buy
2018 Baby's First Felony POoCYB / 7 Buy
2020 What Is Time to a Pig? POoCSB / 3 Buy
2021 So Far and Good POoCYB / 8 Buy
2022 Blown by the Same Wind POoCSB / 4 Buy
2024 Big Breath In POoSN / 1 Buy

Complete John Straley Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 1 book / 2024
01 Big Breath In 2024 Buy
Cold Storage Reading Order 4 books / 2008-2022
01 The Big Both Ways 2008 Buy
02 Cold Storage, Alaska 2013 Buy
03 What Is Time to a Pig? 2020 Buy
04 Blown by the Same Wind 2022 Buy
01 The Rising and the Rain 2008 Buy
Cecil Younger Reading Order 8 books / 1992-2021
01 The Woman Who Married a Bear 1992 Buy
02 The Curious Eat Themselves 1993 Buy
03 The Music of What Happens 1996 Buy
04 The Angels Will Not Care 1998 Buy
05 Death and the Language of Happiness 1999 Buy
06 Cold Water Burning 2001 Buy
07 Baby's First Felony 2018 Buy
08 So Far and Good 2021 Buy

Where to start with John Straley

What is the best order to read John Straley books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.