The Goodnight Agency
#6294.75 adjusted 3.95 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 2 books Status Ongoing 2023–present Reading commitment Low Tyler Tork Last reviewed 2026-11-02
Overview
The Goodnight Agency is a young adult fantasy series by Tyler Tork, published by Mad Cat in paperback and ebook. The first book appeared in 2023 and the second in 2024. Sixteen-year-old Ruby Park, whose parents are in prison, moves in with her uncle Simon Goodnight, whose detective agency serves supernatural creatures that cannot appear in public. In the second book Ruby becomes an apprentice at the agency, which is a hub for cryptids and creatures from tabloid stories. The two novels follow Ruby as she investigates murders and protects the agency's clients. The series continues beyond the first book and no end has been announced.
Urban fantasy · For YA
Core Canon: Reading Order (2 works) counts toward ranking
The Goodnight Agency Tyler Tork
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Goodnight Agency | 2023 | 1 | core | 4.75 (4 ratings) |
 | The Long Goodnight | 2024 | 2 | core | N/A |
Ruby Park works with her uncle's agency, which serves supernatural creatures, and solves murders around it.
Quick answers
- How many books are in The Goodnight Agency? The Goodnight Agency's Core Canon is 2 books.
- What is the reading order for The Goodnight Agency? Publication order, starting with The Goodnight Agency. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is The Goodnight Agency finished? Ongoing (2023–present).
- How much reading does The Goodnight Agency take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 2 Core Canon books).
- How is The Goodnight Agency ranked? #629 in this site's official ranking, based on 4 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #629?
Ranked #629 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 4.75 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (4 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #628, The Castle Behind Thorns (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Above the top-10 average of 4.46.
One Core Canon book here doesn't have a recorded rating yet and isn't counted above: “The Long Goodnight” (awaiting ordinary reader-rating data collection. It will be folded back into this universe's ranking once its rating is recorded.).
Why explore this universe?
Top-tier rated · 2 books · Ongoing · 4 ratings · Ranks #629 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment urban fantasy universe that's still ongoing, with new books still coming.
Reading order
Publication order (2 Core Canon books)
- The Goodnight Agency (2023)
- The Long Goodnight (2024)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Young Adult Literature (Young Adult Literature), 2024: finalist: The Goodnight Agency
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 4.75 across 4 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. 1 additional Core Canon book hasn't been rated yet, so it isn't counted here. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 29 universes; Inda widened to Sartorias-deles; 5 candidates ruled out accepted 2026-11-02
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Roan & Weatherford: The Goodnight Agency Tier 2
- Roan & Weatherford: The Long Goodnight Tier 2
- FantasticFiction series page Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-02
Rule: Core Canon = The Goodnight Agency (2023) and The Long Goodnight (2024).