Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklyn Noir | 2004 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 2 | Trinidad Noir: The Classics | 2017 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 3 | Chicago Noir | 2005 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 4 | San Francisco Noir | 2002 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 5 | Hasidic Noir | 2004 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 6 | D.C. Noir | 2006 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 7 | Brooklyn Noir 2 | 2005 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 8 | Dublin Noir | 2005 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 9 | Manhattan Noir | 2006 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 10 | Baltimore Noir | 2006 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 11 | London Noir | 2006 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 12 | Miami Noir | 2006 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 13 | New Orleans Noir | 2007 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 14 | Los Angeles Noir | 2007 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 15 | Twin Cities Noir | 2006 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 16 | Wall Street Noir | 2007 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 17 | Bronx Noir | 2003 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 18 | Havana Noir | 2007 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 19 | Detroit Noir | 2007 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 20 | Queens Noir | 2008 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 21 | Las Vegas Noir | 2008 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 22 | Toronto Noir | 2008 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 23 | Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth | 2008 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 24 | Trinidad Noir | 2008 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 25 | Chicago Noir: The Classics | 2015 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 26 | Miami Noir: The Classics | 2020 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 27 | Istanbul Noir | 2008 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 28 | D.C. Noir 2 | 2008 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 29 | Paris Noir | 2008 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 30 | Manhattan Noir 2 | 2008 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 31 | Rome Noir | 2009 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 32 | San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics | 2009 | Alex Barclay | N/A |
| 33 | Portland Noir | 2009 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 34 | Seattle Noir | 2003 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 35 | Delhi Noir | 2009 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 36 | Boston Noir | 2009 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 37 | San Francisco Noir 2 | 2009 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 38 | Phoenix Noir | 2009 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 39 | Mexico City Noir | 2010 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 40 | Richmond Noir | 2010 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 41 | Los Angeles Noir 2 | 2010 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 42 | New Orleans Noir: The Classics | 2016 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 43 | Orange County Noir | 2010 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 44 | Indian Country Noir | 2010 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 45 | Moscow Noir | 2010 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 46 | Lone Star Noir | 2010 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 47 | Philadelphia Noir | 2010 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 48 | Haiti Noir | 2010 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 49 | Copenhagen Noir | 2010 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 50 | Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 51 | San Diego Noir | 2011 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 52 | Barcelona Noir | 2011 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 53 | Cape Cod Noir | 2011 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 54 | New Jersey Noir | 2011 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 55 | Staten Island Noir | 2012 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 56 | Mumbai Noir | 2012 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 57 | Long Island Noir | 2012 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 58 | Venice Noir | 2012 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 59 | Kingston Noir | 2012 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 60 | St. Petersburg Noir | 2012 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 61 | Kansas City Noir | 2012 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 62 | Boston Noir 2 | 2012 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 63 | USA Noir | 2013 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 64 | Manila Noir | 2013 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 65 | Buffalo Noir | 2013 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 66 | Dallas Noir | 2013 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 67 | Haiti Noir 2 | 2013 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 68 | Singapore Noir | 2014 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 69 | Prison Noir | 2014 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 70 | Tel Aviv Noir | 2014 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 71 | Tehran Noir | 2014 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 72 | Belfast Noir | 2014 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 73 | Helsinki Noir | 2014 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 74 | Rio Noir | 2014 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 75 | Providence Noir | 2015 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 76 | Memphis Noir | 2015 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 77 | Zagreb Noir | 2015 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 78 | Marseille Noir | 2015 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 79 | Beirut Noir | 2015 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 80 | Stockholm Noir | 2016 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 81 | Brussels Noir | 2016 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 82 | Mississippi Noir | 2016 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 83 | St. Louis Noir | 2016 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 84 | Prague Noir | 2016 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 85 | San Juan Noir | 2016 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 86 | Oakland Noir | 2017 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 87 | Atlanta Noir | 2017 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 88 | New Haven Noir | 2017 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 89 | Montana Noir | 2017 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 90 | Buenos Aires Noir | 2017 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 91 | Montreal Noir | 2017 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 92 | Berlin Noir | 2018 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 93 | São Paulo Noir | 2018 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 94 | Santa Cruz Noir | 2018 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 95 | Lagos Noir | 2018 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 96 | Marrakech Noir | 2018 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 97 | Baghdad Noir | 2018 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 98 | Vancouver Noir | 2018 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 99 | Sydney Noir | 2018 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 100 | Hong Kong Noir | 2018 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 101 | Amsterdam Noir | 2019 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 102 | Milwaukee Noir | 2019 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 103 | Houston Noir | 2019 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 104 | Nairobi Noir | 2020 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 105 | Columbus Noir | 2020 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 106 | Santa Fe Noir | 2020 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 107 | Alabama Noir | 2020 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 108 | Berkeley Noir | 2020 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 109 | Addis Ababa Noir | 2020 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 110 | Tampa Bay Noir | 2020 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 111 | Accra Noir | 2020 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 112 | Belgrade Noir | 2020 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 113 | Palm Springs Noir | 2021 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 114 | Paris Noir: The Suburbs | 2022 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 115 | Denver Noir | 2022 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 116 | South Central Noir | 2022 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 117 | Cleveland Noir | 2023 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 118 | East Jerusalem Noir | 2023 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 119 | West Jerusalem Noir | 2023 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 120 | Honolulu Noir | 2024 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 121 | Sacramento Noir | 2025 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
| 122 | Hamburg Noir | 2025 | Alex Barclay | Buy |
The Akashic Noir anthology series is a massive collection of city-based noir fiction, with each volume featuring crime and noir stories set in a specific location. The series spans over 120 volumes covering cities on every continent.
Alex Barclay has contributed to the series in an editorial capacity. The anthologies range from the early Brooklyn Noir (2004) through recent volumes like Sacramento Noir and Hamburg Noir (2025), with Dublin Noir (2005) being particularly relevant to Barclay’s Irish roots.