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 |
| Naked Came the Manatee |
1997 |
Buy |
| Mystery: Crime & Punishment: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books |
2009 |
Buy |
| Intrigue |
2011 |
Buy |
| Writing Crime Fiction |
2012 |
Buy |
Einstein-Chaplin#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Midnight Burning |
2025 |
Buy |
Jake Lassiter Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Road to Hell |
2011 |
N/A |
| Last Chance Lassiter |
2012 |
Buy |
| To Speak for the Dead |
1990 |
Buy |
| Night Vision |
1991 |
Buy |
| False Dawn |
1993 |
Buy |
| Mortal Sin |
1994 |
Buy |
| Riptide / Slashback |
1995 |
Buy |
| Slashback |
1995 |
N/A |
| Fool Me Twice |
1996 |
Buy |
| Flesh and Bones |
1997 |
Buy |
| Lassiter |
2011 |
Buy |
| State vs. Lassiter |
2013 |
Buy |
| Bum Rap |
2015 |
Buy |
| Bum Luck |
2017 |
Buy |
| Bum Deal |
2018 |
Buy |
| Cheater’s Game |
2020 |
Buy |
| Early Grave |
2023 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Road to Hell |
2011 |
Buy |
Solomon vs. Lord Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Road to Hell |
2011 |
N/A |
| Solomon vs. Lord |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Deep Blue Alibi |
2006 |
Buy |
| Kill All the Lawyers |
2006 |
Buy |
| Trial & Error |
2007 |
N/A |
| Trial & Error / Habeas Porpoise |
2007 |
Buy |
| Solomon & Lord Sink or Swim |
2012 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| 9 Scorpions |
1998 |
Buy |
| Illegal |
2009 |
Buy |
| Ballistic |
2011 |
Buy |
| Paydirt |
2011 |
Buy |
| Impact / Reversal |
2014 |
Buy |
Paul Levine is a former trial lawyer who practiced in Florida for over 25 years before turning to writing. He won the John D. MacDonald Fiction Award, and his novels have been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, Shamus, and James Thurber prizes. He also wrote 20 episodes of the CBS military drama JAG and co-created the Supreme Court drama First Monday.
His Jake Lassiter series began with To Speak for the Dead in 1990, which the Los Angeles Times named one of the best mysteries of the year. The series follows a former NFL linebacker turned Miami lawyer through courtroom battles and criminal investigations. Levine also writes the Solomon vs. Lord series, a comedic legal series about squabbling lawyers who are also lovers. Solomon vs. Lord was nominated for both the Macavity Award and the Thurber Prize for American Humor.
In later books, characters from both series appear together. Levine has also contributed short fiction to the Akashic Noir anthology series, which publishes noir crime stories set in cities around the world.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Paul Levine written?
Paul Levine has written 157 books across seven series.
What was Paul Levine's first book?
Paul Levine’s first book is To Speak for the Dead, published in 1990.
What are the Jake Lassiter books about?
The Jake Lassiter series follows a former NFL linebacker turned Miami trial lawyer. Lassiter takes on cases involving everything from medical malpractice to political corruption, combining courtroom drama with sharp humor and vivid South Florida settings.