Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco Noir | 2002 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 2 | Seattle Noir | 2003 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 3 | Bronx Noir | 2003 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 4 | Brooklyn Noir | 2004 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 5 | Hasidic Noir | 2004 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 6 | Brooklyn Noir 2 | 2005 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 7 | Chicago Noir | 2005 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 8 | Dublin Noir | 2005 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 9 | Manhattan Noir | 2006 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 10 | Miami Noir | 2006 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 11 | D.C. Noir | 2006 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 12 | Baltimore Noir | 2006 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 13 | Twin Cities Noir | 2006 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 14 | London Noir | 2006 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 15 | New Orleans Noir | 2007 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 16 | Los Angeles Noir | 2007 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 17 | Wall Street Noir | 2007 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 18 | Havana Noir | 2007 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 19 | Detroit Noir | 2007 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 20 | Queens Noir | 2008 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 21 | Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth | 2008 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 22 | Toronto Noir | 2008 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 23 | Las Vegas Noir | 2008 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 24 | Trinidad Noir | 2008 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 25 | D.C. Noir 2 | 2008 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 26 | Manhattan Noir 2 | 2008 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 27 | Paris Noir | 2008 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 28 | Istanbul Noir | 2008 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 29 | Boston Noir | 2009 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 30 | Rome Noir | 2009 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 31 | San Francisco Noir 2 | 2009 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 32 | Portland Noir | 2009 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 33 | Delhi Noir | 2009 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 34 | Phoenix Noir | 2009 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 35 | Los Angeles Noir 2 | 2010 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 36 | Mexico City Noir | 2010 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 37 | Richmond Noir | 2010 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 38 | Orange County Noir | 2010 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 39 | Indian Country Noir | 2010 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 40 | Moscow Noir | 2010 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 41 | Lone Star Noir | 2010 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 42 | Philadelphia Noir | 2010 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 43 | Haiti Noir | 2010 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 44 | Copenhagen Noir | 2010 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 45 | Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 46 | San Diego Noir | 2011 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 47 | Barcelona Noir | 2011 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 48 | Cape Cod Noir | 2011 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 49 | New Jersey Noir | 2011 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 50 | Staten Island Noir | 2012 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 51 | Mumbai Noir | 2012 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 52 | Long Island Noir | 2012 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 53 | Venice Noir | 2012 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 54 | Kingston Noir | 2012 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 55 | St. Petersburg Noir | 2012 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 56 | Kansas City Noir | 2012 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 57 | Boston Noir 2 | 2012 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 58 | USA Noir | 2013 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 59 | Manila Noir | 2013 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 60 | Buffalo Noir | 2013 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 61 | Dallas Noir | 2013 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 62 | Haiti Noir 2 | 2013 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 63 | Singapore Noir | 2014 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 64 | Prison Noir | 2014 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 65 | Tel Aviv Noir | 2014 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 66 | Tehran Noir | 2014 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 67 | Belfast Noir | 2014 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 68 | Helsinki Noir | 2014 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 69 | Rio Noir | 2014 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 70 | Providence Noir | 2015 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 71 | Chicago Noir: The Classics | 2015 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 72 | Memphis Noir | 2015 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 73 | Zagreb Noir | 2015 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 74 | Marseille Noir | 2015 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 75 | Beirut Noir | 2015 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 76 | New Orleans Noir: The Classics | 2016 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 77 | Stockholm Noir | 2016 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 78 | Brussels Noir | 2016 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 79 | Mississippi Noir | 2016 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 80 | St. Louis Noir | 2016 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 81 | Prague Noir | 2016 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 82 | San Juan Noir | 2016 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 83 | Oakland Noir | 2017 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 84 | Trinidad Noir: The Classics | 2017 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 85 | Atlanta Noir | 2017 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 86 | New Haven Noir | 2017 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 87 | Montana Noir | 2017 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 88 | Buenos Aires Noir | 2017 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 89 | Montreal Noir | 2017 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 90 | Berlin Noir | 2018 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 91 | São Paulo Noir | 2018 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 92 | Santa Cruz Noir | 2018 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 93 | Lagos Noir | 2018 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 94 | Marrakech Noir | 2018 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 95 | Baghdad Noir | 2018 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 96 | Vancouver Noir | 2018 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 97 | Sydney Noir | 2018 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 98 | Hong Kong Noir | 2018 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 99 | Amsterdam Noir | 2019 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 100 | Milwaukee Noir | 2019 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 101 | Houston Noir | 2019 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 102 | Nairobi Noir | 2020 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 103 | Columbus Noir | 2020 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 104 | Santa Fe Noir | 2020 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 105 | Alabama Noir | 2020 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 106 | Berkeley Noir | 2020 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 107 | Addis Ababa Noir | 2020 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 108 | Tampa Bay Noir | 2020 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 109 | Miami Noir: The Classics | 2020 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 110 | Accra Noir | 2020 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 111 | Belgrade Noir | 2020 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 112 | Palm Springs Noir | 2021 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 113 | Paris Noir: The Suburbs | 2022 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 114 | Denver Noir | 2022 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 115 | South Central Noir | 2022 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 116 | Cleveland Noir | 2023 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 117 | East Jerusalem Noir | 2023 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 118 | West Jerusalem Noir | 2023 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 119 | Honolulu Noir | 2024 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 120 | Sacramento Noir | 2025 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 121 | Hamburg Noir | 2025 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
The Akashic Noir series is one of the most extensive anthology projects in crime fiction, with over 120 volumes published since 2002. Each book collects noir fiction set in a specific city, from Brooklyn and Los Angeles to Lagos and Baghdad. Patricia Highsmith’s work appears in several of these volumes, her stories sitting alongside contributions from contemporary crime writers.
The series is not exclusively Highsmith’s work. It is a multi-author, multi-editor project from Akashic Books that has become a fixture of the crime fiction landscape. Highsmith’s inclusion in various volumes reflects her stature in the genre and the timelessness of her writing. Readers interested in her short fiction will find selected pieces scattered across these city-themed collections.