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 |
| A Deadly Dozen: Tales of Murder from Los Angeles |
2000 |
Buy |
| A Merry Band of Murderers |
2006 |
Buy |
| Landmarked for Murder |
2006 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Push Comes to Shove |
2016 |
Buy |
Joe Portugal Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Cactus Club Killings |
1999 |
Buy |
| Death of an Orchid Lover |
2000 |
Buy |
| One Last Hit |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Manipulated |
2005 |
Buy |
Logan Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Logan’s Young Guns |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Logan Triad |
2017 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Daughters |
2015 |
Buy |
Nathan Walpow is an American mystery writer and editor. His Joe Portugal Mystery series follows a Los Angeles actor and plant enthusiast who gets pulled into murder investigations. He has also been deeply involved with the Akashic Noir anthology series, one of the longest-running city-noir collections in publishing.
Below you will find all of Nathan Walpow’s books in order, grouped by series.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Nathan Walpow written?
Nathan Walpow has written 132 books across six series.
What was Nathan Walpow's first book?
Nathan Walpow’s first book is The Cactus Club Killings, published in 1999.
What is Nathan Walpow best known for?
Nathan Walpow is known for two things: his Joe Portugal mystery series, featuring a cactus-loving amateur sleuth in Los Angeles, and his extensive involvement with the Akashic Noir anthology series, which publishes city-specific noir fiction collections from around the world.