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
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1. The Woman Who Married a Bear (1992)
2. The Curious Eat Themselves (1993)
3. The Music of What Happens (1996)
4. Death and the Language of Happiness (1997)
5. The Angels Will Not Care (1998)
6. Cold Water Burning (2001)
7. Baby's First Felony (2018)
8. So Far and Good (2021)
1. The Woman Who Married a Bear (1992)
2. The Curious Eat Themselves (1993)
3. The Music of What Happens (1996)
4. Death and the Language of Happiness (1997)
5. The Angels Will Not Care (1998)
6. Cold Water Burning (2001)
7. Baby's First Felony (2018)
8. So Far and Good (2021)
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)
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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