Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklyn Noir | 2004 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 2 | The Cocaine Chronicles | 2005 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 3 | Damn Near Dead | 2006 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 4 | Killer Year: Stories to Die For… | 2008 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 5 | Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense | 2009 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 6 | First Thrills | 2010 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 7 | Requiems for the Departed | 2010 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 8 | First Thrills: Volume 2 | 2011 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 9 | D*CKED | 2011 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 10 | Uncommon Assassins | 2012 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 11 | Protectors: Stories to Benefit PROTECT | 2012 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 12 | Inherit the Dead | 2013 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 13 | Kwik Krimes | 2013 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 14 | Borderland Noir | 2015 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 15 | Invisible Blood | 2019 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 16 | Ink and Daggers | 2023 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
Ken Bruen’s anthology credits extend well beyond the Akashic Noir series. His sixteen contributions to other collections include Brooklyn Noir (2004), Damn Near Dead (2006), Killer Year (2008), First Thrills (2010), Inherit the Dead (2013), and Ink and Daggers (2023), among others.
The range of these anthologies, from crime fiction collections to charity compilations like Protectors, reflects Bruen’s standing in the crime writing community and his willingness to contribute his distinctive voice to collaborative projects.