Akashic Noir Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| San Francisco Noir |
2002 |
Buy |
| Seattle Noir |
2003 |
Buy |
| Bronx Noir |
2003 |
Buy |
| Brooklyn Noir |
2004 |
Buy |
| Hasidic Noir |
2004 |
Buy |
| Brooklyn Noir 2 |
2005 |
Buy |
| Chicago Noir |
2005 |
Buy |
| Dublin Noir |
2005 |
Buy |
| Manhattan Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| Miami Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| D.C. Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| Baltimore Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| Twin Cities Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| London Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| New Orleans Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Los Angeles Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Wall Street Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Havana Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Detroit Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Queens Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth |
2008 |
Buy |
| Toronto Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Las Vegas Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Trinidad Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| D.C. Noir 2 |
2008 |
Buy |
| Manhattan Noir 2 |
2008 |
Buy |
| Paris Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Istanbul Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Boston Noir |
2009 |
Buy |
| Rome Noir |
2009 |
Buy |
| San Francisco Noir 2 |
2009 |
Buy |
| Portland Noir |
2009 |
Buy |
| Delhi Noir |
2009 |
Buy |
| Phoenix Noir |
2009 |
Buy |
| Los Angeles Noir 2 |
2010 |
Buy |
| Mexico City Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Richmond Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Orange County Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Indian Country Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Moscow Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Lone Star Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Philadelphia Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Haiti Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Copenhagen Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Pittsburgh Noir |
2011 |
Buy |
| San Diego Noir |
2011 |
Buy |
| Barcelona Noir |
2011 |
Buy |
| Cape Cod Noir |
2011 |
Buy |
| New Jersey Noir |
2011 |
Buy |
| Staten Island Noir |
2012 |
Buy |
| Mumbai Noir |
2012 |
Buy |
| Long Island Noir |
2012 |
Buy |
| Venice Noir |
2012 |
Buy |
| Kingston Noir |
2012 |
Buy |
| St. Petersburg Noir |
2012 |
Buy |
| Kansas City Noir |
2012 |
Buy |
| Boston Noir 2 |
2012 |
Buy |
| USA Noir |
2013 |
Buy |
| Manila Noir |
2013 |
Buy |
| Buffalo Noir |
2013 |
Buy |
| Dallas Noir |
2013 |
Buy |
| Haiti Noir 2 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Singapore Noir |
2014 |
Buy |
| Prison Noir |
2014 |
Buy |
| Tel Aviv Noir |
2014 |
Buy |
| Tehran Noir |
2014 |
Buy |
| Belfast Noir |
2014 |
Buy |
| Helsinki Noir |
2014 |
Buy |
| Rio Noir |
2014 |
Buy |
| Providence Noir |
2015 |
Buy |
| Chicago Noir: The Classics |
2015 |
Buy |
| Memphis Noir |
2015 |
Buy |
| Zagreb Noir |
2015 |
Buy |
| Marseille Noir |
2015 |
Buy |
| Beirut Noir |
2015 |
Buy |
| New Orleans Noir: The Classics |
2016 |
Buy |
| Stockholm Noir |
2016 |
Buy |
| Brussels Noir |
2016 |
Buy |
| Mississippi Noir |
2016 |
Buy |
| St. Louis Noir |
2016 |
Buy |
| Prague Noir |
2016 |
Buy |
| San Juan Noir |
2016 |
Buy |
| Oakland Noir |
2017 |
Buy |
| Trinidad Noir: The Classics |
2017 |
Buy |
| Atlanta Noir |
2017 |
Buy |
| New Haven Noir |
2017 |
Buy |
| Montana Noir |
2017 |
Buy |
| Buenos Aires Noir |
2017 |
Buy |
| Montreal Noir |
2017 |
Buy |
| Berlin Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| São Paulo Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Santa Cruz Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Lagos Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Marrakech Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Baghdad Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Vancouver Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Sydney Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Hong Kong Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Amsterdam Noir |
2019 |
Buy |
| Milwaukee Noir |
2019 |
Buy |
| Houston Noir |
2019 |
Buy |
| Nairobi Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Columbus Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Santa Fe Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Alabama Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Berkeley Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Addis Ababa Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Tampa Bay Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Miami Noir: The Classics |
2020 |
Buy |
| Accra Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Belgrade Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Palm Springs Noir |
2021 |
Buy |
| Paris Noir: The Suburbs |
2022 |
Buy |
| Denver Noir |
2022 |
Buy |
| South Central Noir |
2022 |
Buy |
| Cleveland Noir |
2023 |
Buy |
| East Jerusalem Noir |
2023 |
Buy |
| West Jerusalem Noir |
2023 |
Buy |
| Honolulu Noir |
2024 |
Buy |
| Sacramento Noir |
2025 |
Buy |
| Hamburg Noir |
2025 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Murder, They Wrote |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Milk of Human Kindness |
2004 |
Buy |
| Resort to Murder |
2007 |
Buy |
| Writes of Spring |
2012 |
Buy |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 4 |
2018 |
Buy |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 6 |
2019 |
Buy |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 10 |
2020 |
Buy |
| Crime Hits Home |
2022 |
Buy |
Jane Lawless Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hallowed Murder |
1989 |
Buy |
| Vital Lies |
1991 |
Buy |
| Stage Fright |
1992 |
Buy |
| Killing Cure |
1993 |
Buy |
| A Small Sacrifice |
1994 |
Buy |
| Faint Praise |
1995 |
Buy |
| Robber’s Wine |
1996 |
Buy |
| Wicked Games |
1998 |
Buy |
| Hunting the Witch |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Merchant of Venus |
2001 |
Buy |
| Immaculate Midnight |
2002 |
Buy |
| An Intimate Ghost |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Iron Girl |
2005 |
Buy |
| Night Vision |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Mortal Groove |
2007 |
Buy |
| Sweet Poison |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Mirror and the Mask |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Cruel Ever After |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Lost Women of Lost Lake |
2011 |
Buy |
| Rest for the Wicked |
2012 |
Buy |
| Taken by the Wind |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Old Deep and Dark |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Grave Soul |
2015 |
Buy |
| Fever in the Dark |
2017 |
Buy |
| A Whisper of Bones |
2018 |
Buy |
| Twisted at the Root |
2019 |
Buy |
| In a Midnight Wood |
2020 |
Buy |
Sophie Greenway Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| This Little Piggy Went to Murder |
1994 |
Buy |
| For Every Evil |
1995 |
Buy |
| The Oldest Sin |
1995 |
Buy |
| Murder in the Air |
1997 |
Buy |
| Slice and Dice |
2000 |
Buy |
| Dial M for Meat Loaf |
2001 |
Buy |
| Death on a Silver Platter |
2003 |
Buy |
| No Reservations Required |
2005 |
Buy |
Ellen Hart has been writing mystery fiction since 1989, and her Jane Lawless series is one of the longest-running mystery series featuring a lesbian protagonist. Jane Lawless is a Minneapolis restaurateur who keeps finding herself drawn into murder investigations. The 27 books run from Hallowed Murder through In a Midnight Wood, spanning three decades of Jane’s life and relationships.
Hart’s second series follows Sophie Greenway, a food writer and magazine editor who solves crimes across eight books from 1994 to 2005. Titles like This Little Piggy Went to Murder and Dial M for Meat Loaf combine food culture with cozy mystery plotting. Hart has also contributed to many anthologies and has been involved with the Akashic Noir series as part of the broader mystery community.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Ellen Hart written?
Ellen Hart has written 164 books across four series.
What was Ellen Hart's first book?
Ellen Hart’s first book is Hallowed Murder, published in 1989.
What is Ellen Hart best known for?
Hart is best known for the Jane Lawless mystery series, which follows a lesbian restaurateur and amateur sleuth in Minneapolis across 27 books from 1989 to 2020. The series has won multiple Lambda Literary Awards and a Minnesota Book Award.