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 |
| Surreal South ‘07 |
2007 |
Buy |
| Surreal South ‘09 |
2009 |
Buy |
| Discount Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Surreal South ‘11 |
2011 |
Buy |
| Feeding Kate |
2012 |
Buy |
| Haunted Holidays |
2014 |
Buy |
| At Home in the Dark |
2019 |
Buy |
Bliss House Novels Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Abandoned Heart |
2016 |
Buy |
| Bliss House |
2014 |
Buy |
| Cold Alone |
2015 |
Buy |
| Charlotte’s Story |
2015 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Peter Rabbit Killers |
2016 |
N/A |
| A Paler Shade of Death |
2017 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Isabella Moon |
2007 |
Buy |
| Calling Mr. Lonely Hearts |
2008 |
Buy |
| Devil’s Oven |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Stranger Inside |
2019 |
Buy |
Trouble Cat Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Familiar Trouble |
2017 |
Buy |
| Trouble in Dixie |
2017 |
Buy |
| Trouble in Tallahassee |
2017 |
Buy |
| Trouble in Summer Valley |
2017 |
Buy |
| Trouble Under the Mistletoe |
2017 |
Buy |
| Small Town Trouble |
2017 |
Buy |
| Trouble in Paradise |
2018 |
Buy |
| Turning for Trouble |
2018 |
Buy |
| Trouble’s Wedding Caper |
2019 |
Buy |
| Trouble in Action |
2019 |
Buy |
| Trouble Most Faire |
2019 |
Buy |
| A Trouble’d Christmas |
2019 |
Buy |
| A Whisper of Trouble |
2020 |
Buy |
| Trouble Restored |
2021 |
Buy |
| Trail of Trouble |
2022 |
Buy |
Laura Benedict writes dark, atmospheric fiction with a gothic sensibility. Her Bliss House novels center on a haunted Virginia mansion with a violent history, blending horror elements with literary suspense. The series started with Bliss House (2014) and continued through three more books.
On the lighter side, her Trouble Cat Mysteries follow a cat named Trouble through small-town cozy mystery adventures. Benedict has also edited multiple volumes in the Akashic Noir anthology series, curating crime fiction from cities around the world.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Laura Benedict written?
Laura Benedict has written 153 books across six series.
What was Laura Benedict's first book?
Laura Benedict’s first book is San Francisco Noir, published in 2002.
What genres does Laura Benedict write in?
Benedict writes across several genres, from gothic horror (the Bliss House novels) to cozy mysteries (the Trouble Cat series). She has also edited volumes in the Akashic Noir anthology series.