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 |
Animal Whisperer#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| High School Hit List: Animal Whisperer |
2012 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Indian Country Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
Edan Sze Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Red Rock Killer |
2024 |
Buy |
Hope Sze Medical Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Code Blues |
2011 |
Buy |
| Notorious D.O.C. |
2011 |
Buy |
| Terminally Ill |
2013 |
Buy |
| Stockholm Syndrome |
2015 |
Buy |
| Blood Diamonds |
2015 |
Buy |
| Human Remains |
2017 |
Buy |
| Death Flight |
2018 |
Buy |
| Graveyard Shift |
2019 |
Buy |
| Blue Christmas |
2019 |
Buy |
| Student Body |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Sin Eaters |
2020 |
Buy |
| Scorpion Scheme |
2020 |
Buy |
| White Lightning |
2021 |
Buy |
Hope’s Seven Deadly Sins#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Shapes of Wrath |
2023 |
Buy |
Octavia & Dario Killer School Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Italian School for Assassins |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Goa Yoga School of Slayers |
2014 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Indian Time |
2010 |
Buy |
| No Air |
2011 |
Buy |
| Because |
2015 |
Buy |
| Family Medicine |
2015 |
Buy |
| Om |
2015 |
Buy |
| My Two-Legs |
2022 |
N/A |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The List |
2011 |
Buy |
| Dancing Through the Chaos |
2011 |
Buy |
| Wolf Ice |
2011 |
Buy |
| Mr. Chef & Ms. Librarian |
2013 |
Buy |
Melissa Yi is a Canadian emergency physician who writes medical mysteries under her own name and as Melissa Yuan-Innes. Her Hope Sze Medical Mystery series (2011-2021) follows Dr. Hope Sze, a medical resident who keeps stumbling onto murders in hospital settings and beyond.
She also writes the Octavia & Dario Killer School Mystery series and has contributed stories to many of the Akashic Noir city-themed crime anthologies. Her short fiction has appeared in publications across several countries.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Melissa Yi written?
Melissa Yi has written 151 books across nine series.
What was Melissa Yi's first book?
Melissa Yi’s first book is San Francisco Noir, published in 2002.
What does Melissa Yi write?
Yi writes medical mysteries drawing on her experience as an emergency physician. Her Hope Sze Medical Mystery series follows Dr. Hope Sze solving murders in hospital settings. She also writes under the name Melissa Yuan-Innes and has contributed to many Akashic Noir city-themed anthologies.