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John Straley

John Straley is an American crime fiction author and poet, known for the Cecil Younger series. He was raised in Washington State and completed high school in New York City. He studied at Grinnell College before pursuing a writing degree at the University of Washington. In 1977, he relocated to Alaska. In addition to his writing career, John has held various jobs, including secretary, horseshoer, wilderness guide, trail crew foreman, millworker, machinist, and private investigator. He published his first novel, The Woman Who Married a Bear, in 1992. Below is a list of John Straley’s books in the order of their initial release:

John Straley became a published novelist in 1992 with the novel The Woman Who Married a Bear. Below is a list of John Straley's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Cecil Younger Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Woman Who Married a Bear (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Curious Eat Themselves (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Music of What Happens (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Angels Will Not Care (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death and the Language of Happiness (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cold Water Burning (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Baby's First Felony (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
So Far and Good (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Cold Storage Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Big Both Ways (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cold Storage, Alaska (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
What Is Time to a Pig? (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blown by the Same Wind (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Big Breath In (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Rising and the Rain (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Powers of Detection (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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