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 |
Charlie D Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Love You to Death |
2010 |
Buy |
| One Fine Day You’re Gonna Die |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Shadow Killer |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Thirteenth Rose |
2013 |
Buy |
Gail Bowen Omnibus Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Early Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Further Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn |
2006 |
Buy |
| Gail Bowen Bundle |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Joanne Kilbourn Mysteries 6-Book Bundle Volume 3 |
2014 |
Buy |
Joanne Kilbourn Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Deadly Appearances |
1990 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Mendel |
1991 |
N/A |
| Murder at the Mendel / Love and Murder |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Wandering Soul Murders |
1992 |
Buy |
| A Colder Kind of Death |
1994 |
Buy |
| A Killing Spring |
1996 |
Buy |
| Verdict in Blood |
1998 |
Buy |
| Burying Ariel |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Glass Coffin |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Last Good Day |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Endless Knot |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Brutal Heart |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Nesting Dolls |
2010 |
Buy |
| Kaleidoscope |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Gifted |
2013 |
Buy |
| 12 Rose Street |
2015 |
Buy |
| What’s Left Behind |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Winners’ Circle |
2017 |
Buy |
| A Darkness of the Heart |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Unlocking Season |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Unlocking Season: A Joanne Kilbourn Mystery |
2020 |
N/A |
| An Image in the Lake |
2021 |
Buy |
| An Image in the Lake: A Joanne Kilbourn Mystery |
2021 |
N/A |
| What’s Past Is Prologue |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Legacy |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Solitary Friend |
2025 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sleuth |
2018 |
Buy |
Plays#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dancing in Poppies |
2002 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| 1919, The Love Letters Of George & Adelaide |
1987 |
Buy |
Gail Bowen has been writing mysteries since 1990, when Deadly Appearances introduced Joanne Kilbourn, a political analyst and later university professor in Saskatchewan. The Kilbourn series has grown to over twenty novels and remains the centerpiece of Bowen’s career.
Beyond the Kilbourn mysteries, Bowen has written the Charlie D series, plays, non-fiction, and contributed to anthologies. She has won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel and was named a Member of the Order of Canada. Her work gives readers a window into prairie life that most North American crime fiction overlooks.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Gail Bowen written?
Gail Bowen has written 158 books across seven series.
What was Gail Bowen's first book?
Gail Bowen’s first book is 1919, The Love Letters Of George & Adelaide, published in 1987.
What is Gail Bowen best known for?
Gail Bowen is best known for the Joanne Kilbourn mystery series, which follows a Saskatchewan political analyst and university professor who becomes involved in murder investigations. The series began with Deadly Appearances in 1990.