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 |
Victor Lessard Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Without Blood: A Victor Lessard Thriller, Book 2 |
2010 |
N/A |
| The Devil’s Choir: A Victor Lessard Thriller |
2011 |
N/A |
| Without Blood |
2021 |
Buy |
| Never Forget |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Devil’s Choir |
2021 |
Buy |
| Violence à l’origine |
2014 |
N/A |
| Ghetto X |
2019 |
N/A |
Vol 459 Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| S.A.S.H.A. |
2014 |
N/A |
| Elle était si jolie |
2014 |
N/A |
| Fleur de cerisier |
2014 |
N/A |
Martin Michaud is a contributor to the Akashic Noir anthology series, which collects crime and noir short fiction set in cities around the world. The series has been running since 2002, with entries covering locations from San Francisco and Brooklyn to Lagos, Nairobi, and Hamburg. Each volume brings together multiple authors writing about the darker side of a specific city, and the list now numbers well over a hundred titles.
Outside the Akashic Noir anthologies, Michaud writes the Victor Lessard thriller series, a sequence of French-language crime novels that began with Without Blood in 2010. English translations of Without Blood and The Devil’s Choir became available in 2021. He also has the Vol 459 series, a trio of French-language titles published in 2014.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Martin Michaud written?
Martin Michaud has written 131 books across three series.
What was Martin Michaud's first book?
Martin Michaud’s first book is San Francisco Noir, published in 2002.
What genres does Martin Michaud write in?
Martin Michaud writes crime fiction, and noir. Their best-known work includes the Akashic Noir series.