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)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Curious Eat Themselves (1993)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Music of What Happens (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Angels Will Not Care (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Death and the Language of Happiness (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Cold Water Burning (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Baby's First Felony (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
So Far and Good (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

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Cecil Younger Synopsis: The Woman Who Married a Bear is the first Cecil Younger novel by John Straley. Cecil Younger, local Alaskan investigator, is neither good at his job nor at turning down a drink. When an old Tlingit woman hires him to discover why her son, a big game guide, was murdered, he takes the case without much conviction that he’ll discover anything the police missed. He really just needs the extra cash. But after it becomes apparent that someone wants him dead, Younger finds himself traveling across Alaska to find out the truth in the midst of conspiracies, politics, and Tlingit mythology. High drama meets local color as Cecil Younger works to uncover the motive and identity of the killer.

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