Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco Noir | 2002 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 2 | Seattle Noir | 2003 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 3 | Bronx Noir | 2003 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 4 | Brooklyn Noir | 2004 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 5 | Hasidic Noir | 2004 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 6 | Brooklyn Noir 2 | 2005 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 7 | Chicago Noir | 2005 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 8 | Dublin Noir | 2005 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 9 | Manhattan Noir | 2006 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 10 | Miami Noir | 2006 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 11 | D.C. Noir | 2006 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 12 | Baltimore Noir | 2006 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 13 | Twin Cities Noir | 2006 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 14 | London Noir | 2006 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 15 | New Orleans Noir | 2007 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 16 | Los Angeles Noir | 2007 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 17 | Wall Street Noir | 2007 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 18 | Havana Noir | 2007 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 19 | Detroit Noir | 2007 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 20 | Queens Noir | 2008 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 21 | Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth | 2008 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 22 | Toronto Noir | 2008 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 23 | Las Vegas Noir | 2008 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 24 | Trinidad Noir | 2008 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 25 | D.C. Noir 2 | 2008 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 26 | Manhattan Noir 2 | 2008 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 27 | Paris Noir | 2008 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 28 | Istanbul Noir | 2008 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 29 | Boston Noir | 2009 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 30 | Rome Noir | 2009 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 31 | San Francisco Noir 2 | 2009 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 32 | Portland Noir | 2009 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 33 | Delhi Noir | 2009 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 34 | Phoenix Noir | 2009 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 35 | Los Angeles Noir 2 | 2010 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 36 | Mexico City Noir | 2010 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 37 | Richmond Noir | 2010 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 38 | Orange County Noir | 2010 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 39 | Indian Country Noir | 2010 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 40 | Moscow Noir | 2010 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 41 | Lone Star Noir | 2010 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 42 | Philadelphia Noir | 2010 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 43 | Haiti Noir | 2010 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 44 | Copenhagen Noir | 2010 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 45 | Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 46 | San Diego Noir | 2011 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 47 | Barcelona Noir | 2011 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 48 | Cape Cod Noir | 2011 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 49 | New Jersey Noir | 2011 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 50 | Staten Island Noir | 2012 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 51 | Mumbai Noir | 2012 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 52 | Long Island Noir | 2012 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 53 | Venice Noir | 2012 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 54 | Kingston Noir | 2012 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 55 | St. Petersburg Noir | 2012 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 56 | Kansas City Noir | 2012 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 57 | Boston Noir 2 | 2012 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 58 | USA Noir | 2013 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 59 | Manila Noir | 2013 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 60 | Buffalo Noir | 2013 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 61 | Dallas Noir | 2013 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 62 | Haiti Noir 2 | 2013 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 63 | Singapore Noir | 2014 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 64 | Prison Noir | 2014 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 65 | Tel Aviv Noir | 2014 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 66 | Tehran Noir | 2014 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 67 | Belfast Noir | 2014 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 68 | Helsinki Noir | 2014 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 69 | Rio Noir | 2014 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 70 | Providence Noir | 2015 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 71 | Chicago Noir: The Classics | 2015 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 72 | Memphis Noir | 2015 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 73 | Zagreb Noir | 2015 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 74 | Marseille Noir | 2015 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 75 | Beirut Noir | 2015 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 76 | New Orleans Noir: The Classics | 2016 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 77 | Stockholm Noir | 2016 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 78 | Brussels Noir | 2016 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 79 | Mississippi Noir | 2016 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 80 | St. Louis Noir | 2016 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 81 | Prague Noir | 2016 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 82 | San Juan Noir | 2016 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 83 | Oakland Noir | 2017 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 84 | Trinidad Noir: The Classics | 2017 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 85 | Atlanta Noir | 2017 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 86 | New Haven Noir | 2017 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 87 | Montana Noir | 2017 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 88 | Buenos Aires Noir | 2017 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 89 | Montreal Noir | 2017 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 90 | Berlin Noir | 2018 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 91 | São Paulo Noir | 2018 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 92 | Santa Cruz Noir | 2018 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 93 | Lagos Noir | 2018 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 94 | Marrakech Noir | 2018 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 95 | Baghdad Noir | 2018 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 96 | Vancouver Noir | 2018 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 97 | Sydney Noir | 2018 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 98 | Hong Kong Noir | 2018 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 99 | Amsterdam Noir | 2019 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 100 | Milwaukee Noir | 2019 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 101 | Houston Noir | 2019 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 102 | Nairobi Noir | 2020 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 103 | Columbus Noir | 2020 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 104 | Santa Fe Noir | 2020 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 105 | Alabama Noir | 2020 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 106 | Berkeley Noir | 2020 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 107 | Addis Ababa Noir | 2020 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 108 | Tampa Bay Noir | 2020 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 109 | Miami Noir: The Classics | 2020 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 110 | Accra Noir | 2020 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 111 | Belgrade Noir | 2020 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 112 | Palm Springs Noir | 2021 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 113 | Paris Noir: The Suburbs | 2022 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 114 | Denver Noir | 2022 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 115 | South Central Noir | 2022 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 116 | Cleveland Noir | 2023 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 117 | East Jerusalem Noir | 2023 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 118 | West Jerusalem Noir | 2023 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 119 | Honolulu Noir | 2024 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 120 | Sacramento Noir | 2025 | John Lutz | Buy |
| 121 | Hamburg Noir | 2025 | John Lutz | Buy |
The Akashic Noir anthology series is one of the largest and most geographically ambitious projects in crime fiction publishing. Each volume collects original crime stories set in a specific city, with local writers contributing neighborhood-level knowledge of their settings. The series has grown to over 120 volumes spanning six continents, from Brooklyn Noir and Chicago Noir to Lagos Noir and Baghdad Noir.
John Lutz’s association with the series reflects his stature in the crime fiction community. The Akashic Noir books are curated by different editors for each city, and the inclusion of writers like Lutz alongside local talent gives the series both credibility and literary quality. For crime fiction readers who enjoy place-based storytelling, the series is an extensive resource.