Akashic Noir books in order

The Akashic Noir series is a long-running anthology collection from Akashic Books, with each volume featuring original noir fiction set in a specific city or region around the world.

Reading order

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

The Akashic Noir series is one of the longest-running anthology series in crime fiction. Published by Akashic Books, each volume features original noir short stories set in a specific city or region, edited by an author with ties to that place. The series launched with Brooklyn Noir (2004) and has since covered cities on every inhabited continent.

The volumes range from major American cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles to international locations like Istanbul, Lagos, Havana, and Baghdad. Mark Kurlansky contributed a short story to Haiti Noir (2010). The series now includes over 120 volumes and continues to add new cities, with each anthology offering a street-level view of its setting through the lens of crime fiction.

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?

The Akashic Noir series is a collection of crime fiction anthologies published by Akashic Books. Each volume is set in a different city or region and edited by a local author. The series began with Brooklyn Noir in 2004 and has grown to over 120 volumes spanning cities from New York to Lagos to Baghdad. Each volume contains original short stories by writers with connections to the featured location.

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