Akashic Noir books in order

The Akashic Noir series features 121 city-themed crime fiction anthologies published from 2002 to 2025, with contributions from writers around the world.

Reading order

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

The Akashic Noir series is one of the longest-running crime fiction anthology projects in publishing. Starting with San Francisco Noir in 2002, the series has grown to over 120 volumes, each focused on a different city or region. Local writers contribute original noir stories set in the featured location, giving readers a ground-level view of crime fiction traditions from around the world.

The geographic range is vast, covering major American cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles alongside international locations including Istanbul, Lagos, Nairobi, and Buenos Aires. Some cities have received multiple volumes, with Brooklyn Noir spawning two sequels. The series continues to add new locations, with recent entries covering Sacramento and Hamburg. For readers interested in noir fiction or in how different places shape crime narratives, this is an enormous and varied resource.

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?

Akashic Noir is a long-running anthology series published by Akashic Books, with each volume collecting original noir crime fiction set in a specific city. The series has covered locations from Brooklyn to Baghdad, with local writers contributing stories rooted in their home cities.

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