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 Darker Mask |
2008 |
Buy |
| Murder in La-La Land |
2009 |
Buy |
| Shaken: Stories for Japan |
2011 |
Buy |
| Writing Crime Fiction |
2012 |
Buy |
| Writes of Passage |
2014 |
Buy |
| Ladies’ Night |
2015 |
Buy |
| Asian Pulp |
2015 |
Buy |
| Stop the World: Snapshots from a Pandemic |
2020 |
Buy |
| Crime Hits Home |
2022 |
Buy |
| Killin’ Time in San Diego: Bouchercon Anthology 2023 |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Twisted Women’s Book Club |
2025 |
Buy |
Japantown Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Clark and Division |
2021 |
Buy |
| Evergreen |
2023 |
Buy |
| Crown City |
2026 |
Buy |
Leilani Santiago Hawai’i Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Iced in Paradise |
2019 |
Buy |
| An Eternal Lei |
2022 |
Buy |
Mas Arai Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Summer of the Big Bachi |
2004 |
Buy |
| Gasa-Gasa Girl |
2005 |
Buy |
| Snakeskin Shamisen |
2006 |
Buy |
| Blood Hina |
2010 |
Buy |
| Strawberry Yellow |
2013 |
Buy |
| Sayonara Slam |
2016 |
Buy |
| Hiroshima Boy |
2018 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Distinguished Asian American Business Leaders |
2003 |
Buy |
| Life After Manzanar |
2018 |
Buy |
| A Scent of Flowers |
2020 |
Buy |
| We Are Here |
2022 |
Buy |
Officer Ellie Rush Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Murder on Bamboo Lane |
2014 |
Buy |
| Grave on Grand Avenue |
2015 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| 1001 Cranes |
2008 |
Buy |
Naomi Hirahara has published 152 books across eight series, with works dating from 2002 to 2026. The Akashic Noir series is a notable part of their catalog.
Other series include Japantown Mystery and Leilani Santiago Hawai’i Mystery, along with standalone novels and shorter works.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Naomi Hirahara written?
Naomi Hirahara has written 152 books across eight series.
What was Naomi Hirahara's first book?
Naomi Hirahara’s first book is San Francisco Noir, published in 2002.
What genres does Naomi Hirahara write in?
Naomi Hirahara writes crime fiction, mystery, noir, and non-fiction. Their best-known work includes the Akashic Noir series.