Akashic Noir books in order

The Akashic Noir anthology series in reading order — city-specific crime fiction collections from around the world.

Reading order

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

The Akashic Noir series is a massive anthology project that publishes city-specific noir fiction from around the globe. With over 120 volumes spanning from 2002 to 2025, each book collects original crime stories set in a particular city — from American metropolises like New York and Chicago to international locations like Istanbul, Nairobi, and Buenos Aires.

The series is published by Akashic Books and has grown into one of the most comprehensive collections of global crime fiction ever assembled.

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 one of publishing’s most ambitious anthology projects — over 120 volumes of city-specific crime fiction, each set in a different location around the world. From San Francisco to Lagos, Baghdad to Honolulu, each volume collects original noir stories by local and visiting authors. Nathan Walpow has been involved as editor and contributor.

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