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ⓘ About Steph Cha
Steph Cha Steph Cha is a Korean American author best known for her Juniper Song Mystery Trilogy and Your House Will Pay standalone novel. Her trilogy features detective Juniper Song as the protagonist. Steph was born in Van Nuys in California and spent her childhood in Encino, California, with her parents and her two younger brothers. She studied at Harvard Westlake School. She later joined Stanford University, where she majored in English and Asian Studies. In 2013, Steph Cha became a published novelist when her first book, Follow Minotaur Books published her Home. The novel has received positive reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Los Angeles Times, Library Journal, KoreAm Journal, and Publishers Weekly. She has also published food writing and freelance book reviews for the Los Angeles Times.
All Book Series by Steph Cha
Cutting Edge: New Stories of Mystery and Crime by Women Writers
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2019
Private Investigations: Mystery Writers on the Secrets, Riddles, and Wonders in Their Lives
Book 2 of 5 · published 2020
The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2026
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Steph Cha?
Steph Cha Steph Cha is a Korean American author best known for her Juniper Song Mystery Trilogy and Your House Will Pay standalone novel. Her trilogy features detective Juniper Song as the protagonist. Steph was born in Van Nuys in California and spent her childhood in Encino, California, with her parents and her two younger brothers.
Which Steph Cha series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Juniper Song series, the earliest of Steph Cha's multi-book series: it opens with Follow Her Home (2013) and runs to 3 books across 2013–2015, ending with Dead Soon Enough (2015).
How many books has Steph Cha written?
Steph Cha has 9 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2026. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Juniper Song series with 3 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Steph Cha's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Steph Cha's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Juniper Song (2013–2015, 3 books).
How are Steph Cha's books organised into series?
This guide splits Steph Cha's 9 books into 1 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Juniper Song (3 books, 2013–2015).