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John Straley


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Novelist John Straley has worked as a secretary, horseshoer, wilderness guide, trail crew foreman, millworker, machinist and private investigator. He moved to Sitka, Alaska in 1977 and has no plans of leaving. John's wife, Jan Straley, is a marine biologist well-known for her extensive studies of humpback whales.
 

Awards: Shamus (1993)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Historical Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
November 2024

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Big Breath in
 
Series
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Cold Storage
   1. The Big Both Ways (2008)
   2. Cold Storage, Alaska (2012)
   3. What Is Time to a Pig? (2020)
   4. Blown by the Same Wind (2022)
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Novels
   Big Breath in (2024)
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Collections
   The Rising and the Rain (poems) (2008)
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Books containing stories by John Straley
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Unusual Suspects (2008)
Stories of Mystery & Fantasy
edited by
Dana Stabenow
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Wild Crimes (2004)
edited by
Dana Stabenow

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Awards
1993 Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel : The Woman Who Married a Bear

Award nominations
2019 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel (nominee) : Baby's First Felony
2002 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel (nominee) : Cold Water Burning


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