Akashic Noir books in order

The Akashic Noir anthology series features over 120 city-themed noir fiction collections, with Jennifer Harlow among the associated contributors.

Reading order

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

The Akashic Noir series is one of publishing’s most extensive anthology programs, with over 120 city-themed collections published since San Francisco Noir in 2002. Jennifer Harlow is among the authors associated with this global survey of noir fiction, which covers cities from Brooklyn to Baghdad to Hamburg.

Each volume brings together writers with knowledge of a specific city to produce original noir fiction rooted in that location’s particular character and dark side.

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 program from Akashic Books, with each volume collecting noir fiction set in a specific city. Over 120 volumes have been published since 2002, covering cities worldwide.

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