Order of Cecil Younger Books

Order of Cecil Younger Books


Cecil Younger is the protagonist in a series of detective fiction novels by American novelist John Straley. Cecil Younger is a cynical, self-centered P.I. with a drinking problem. The series is set in Sitka, Alaska.

John Straley began his Cecil Younger series in 1992 with the novel The Woman Who Married a Bear. The novel won the 1993 Shamus Award. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of John Straley’s Cecil Younger books in order of when they were first published (which is the same as their chronological order):

Publication Order of Cecil Younger Books

The Woman Who Married a Bear

(1992)

The Curious Eat Themselves

(1993)

The Music of What Happens

(1996)

The Angels Will Not Care

(1998)

Death and the Language of Happiness

(1999)

Cold Water Burning

(2001)

Baby’s First Felony

(2018)

So Far and Good

(2021)