Akashic Noir Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir |
2004 |
Buy |
| Trinidad Noir: The Classics |
2017 |
Buy |
| Chicago Noir |
2005 |
Buy |
| San Francisco Noir |
2002 |
Buy |
| Hasidic Noir |
2004 |
Buy |
| D.C. Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| Brooklyn Noir 2 |
2005 |
Buy |
| Dublin Noir |
2005 |
Buy |
| Manhattan Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| Baltimore Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| London Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| Miami Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| New Orleans Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Los Angeles Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Twin Cities Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| Wall Street Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Bronx Noir |
2003 |
Buy |
| Havana Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Detroit Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Queens Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Las Vegas Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Toronto Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth |
2008 |
Buy |
| Trinidad Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Chicago Noir: The Classics |
2015 |
Buy |
| Miami Noir: The Classics |
2020 |
Buy |
| Istanbul Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| D.C. Noir 2 |
2008 |
Buy |
| Paris Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Manhattan Noir 2 |
2008 |
Buy |
| Rome Noir |
2009 |
Buy |
| San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics |
2009 |
N/A |
| Portland Noir |
2009 |
Buy |
| Seattle Noir |
2003 |
Buy |
| Delhi Noir |
2009 |
Buy |
| Boston Noir |
2009 |
Buy |
| San Francisco Noir 2 |
2009 |
Buy |
| Phoenix Noir |
2009 |
Buy |
| Mexico City Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Richmond Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Los Angeles Noir 2 |
2010 |
Buy |
| New Orleans Noir: The Classics |
2016 |
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 |
| Memphis Noir |
2015 |
Buy |
| Zagreb Noir |
2015 |
Buy |
| Marseille Noir |
2015 |
Buy |
| Beirut Noir |
2015 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Putt at the End of the World |
2000 |
Buy |
| Blue Christmas |
2011 |
Buy |
Harper McDaniel Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| When They Come for You |
2017 |
Buy |
| When You Can’t Stop |
2018 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hot Damn! |
2002 |
Buy |
| Hit Lit |
2012 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Haze |
2016 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Paper Products |
1990 |
Buy |
| Over Exposure and Six Other Stories |
2011 |
Buy |
| All My Pwoblems |
2011 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Bones of Coral |
1991 |
Buy |
| Hard Aground |
1992 |
Buy |
| Body Language |
1998 |
Buy |
| Rough Draft |
2000 |
Buy |
| Forests of the Night |
2004 |
Buy |
Thorn Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Under Cover of Daylight |
1987 |
Buy |
| Tropical Freeze |
1989 |
Buy |
| Mean High Tide |
1994 |
Buy |
| Gone Wild |
1995 |
Buy |
| Buzz Cut |
1996 |
Buy |
| Red Sky at Night |
1997 |
Buy |
| Blackwater Sound |
2002 |
Buy |
| Off the Chart |
2003 |
Buy |
| Magic City |
2007 |
Buy |
| Hell’s Bay |
2008 |
Buy |
| Silencer |
2009 |
Buy |
| Dead Last |
2011 |
Buy |
| Going Dark |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Big Finish |
2014 |
Buy |
| Bad Axe |
2020 |
Buy |
| Trickster |
2022 |
Buy |
| Stare Down |
2024 |
Buy |
James W. Hall has been writing Florida crime fiction since 1987, with the Thorn series as his central achievement. Thorn is a Key Largo recluse who ties bonefish flies and wants nothing more than to be left alone — but seventeen novels prove that the world won’t let him. Under Cover of Daylight through Stare Down follow Thorn through decades of Florida-set crime, from poachers and smugglers to corporate villains and family secrets buried in the mangroves.
Beyond Thorn, Hall wrote the Harper McDaniel thrillers, standalone crime novels, and short fiction. He also served as series editor for the Akashic Noir anthologies, overseeing more than 120 city-specific noir collections from Brooklyn to Baghdad to Sacramento. His non-fiction includes Hit Lit, an analysis of what makes certain novels become massive bestsellers.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has James W. Hall written?
James W. Hall has written 154 books across eight series.
What was James W. Hall's first book?
James W. Hall’s first book is Under Cover of Daylight, published in 1987.
What is James W. Hall known for?
Hall is known for the Thorn series, seventeen crime novels set in the Florida Keys following a reclusive fly-tier who keeps getting dragged into dangerous situations. He also edited over 120 volumes in the Akashic Noir anthology series, wrote literary thrillers as standalones, and authored non-fiction about bestselling fiction including Hit Lit.