Akashic Noir books in order

The Akashic Noir series is a long-running anthology collection featuring city-themed noir fiction from around the world, with contributions edited or co-edited by John Burdett among many other authors.

Reading order

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

The Akashic Noir series is one of the longest-running anthology projects in crime fiction. Published by Akashic Books, each volume focuses on a single city and collects original noir short stories from authors connected to that place. John Burdett is among the many contributors and editors across the series, which has grown to cover well over 100 cities on every inhabited continent.

The series began with Brooklyn Noir in 2004 and has since expanded to include cities from San Francisco to São Paulo, Delhi to Denver. Each anthology features local writers who know their city’s streets, neighborhoods, and dark corners. The result is a global map of noir fiction, with each volume offering a different perspective on crime and place.

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 publisher-driven anthology series that pairs cities with noir fiction. Each volume collects original short stories set in a specific city, written by authors with ties to that place. The series has covered over 100 cities worldwide since its launch in 2004, from Brooklyn and Bangkok to Lagos and Belgrade.

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