Akashic Noir books in order

The Akashic Noir series is a long-running anthology collection from Akashic Books, featuring city-based noir crime fiction from cities around the world.

Reading order

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

The Akashic Noir series is a long-running anthology collection from Akashic Books, with each volume dedicated to noir crime fiction set in a specific city. The series has published over 120 volumes since Brooklyn Noir in 2004, covering cities on every inhabited continent.

Each anthology features stories by writers with ties to the featured city, providing a local perspective on crime, corruption, and moral ambiguity. The series has grown to include locations from New Orleans and San Francisco to Lagos, Mumbai, Nairobi, and many others.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Akashic Noir series?

There are 121 books in the Akashic Noir series, published between 2002 and 2025.

What is the first book in the Akashic Noir series?

The first book in the Akashic Noir series is San Francisco Noir, published in 2002.

What is the Akashic Noir series?

The Akashic Noir series is a collection of over 120 anthologies published by Akashic Books since 2004. Each volume focuses on a specific city and features noir crime fiction set in that location, written by various authors with local connections. Cities range from Brooklyn and New Orleans to Lagos, Baghdad, and Tokyo.

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