Akashic Noir books in order

The Akashic Noir anthology series, edited by James W. Hall among others, gathers city-specific crime fiction from over 120 cities worldwide.

Reading order

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

The Akashic Noir series is a massive anthology project spanning over 120 volumes, each dedicated to a specific city. Brooklyn Noir launched the series in 2004, and it has since covered cities across every continent — from Miami and Chicago to Lagos, Baghdad, Tehran, and Nairobi. Each volume features original crime stories by authors with connections to the featured city, edited by a local writer or expert.

The series creates an extraordinary global portrait of crime fiction, showing how noir adapts to different cultures, histories, and urban landscapes. Hall’s involvement as an editor and contributor places him at the center of one of the most ambitious short fiction projects in contemporary publishing.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Akashic Noir series?

There are 122 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 Brooklyn Noir, published in 2004.

What are the Akashic Noir anthologies?

The Akashic Noir series is one of publishing’s most ambitious anthology projects — over 120 volumes of city-specific crime fiction, each edited by a writer with ties to the featured city. From Brooklyn Noir to Sacramento Noir, the collections gather original noir stories from local and international authors, creating a global map of crime fiction.

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