Akashic Noir books in order

Complete list of Akashic Noir anthology volumes, a city-themed crime fiction anthology series published by Akashic Books since 2002.

Reading order

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

The Akashic Noir series is one of the longest-running anthology projects in crime fiction, published by Akashic Books. Each volume focuses on a specific city and features original noir short stories set in that location, written by a mix of local and international authors. The series began with Brooklyn Noir in 2004 and has expanded to cover 122 volumes spanning cities across every continent.

Stuart Neville is connected to this series through his editorship of Belfast Noir (2014), which collected stories set in Northern Ireland’s capital. Neville, himself a crime fiction writer from Belfast, was a natural fit to curate that volume. The Akashic Noir series as a whole offers readers a way to explore different cities through the lens of crime fiction, with each anthology reflecting the character and history of its setting.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Akashic Noir series?

There are 122 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 Brooklyn Noir, published in 2004.

What is the Akashic Noir series?

The Akashic Noir series is a collection of city-themed crime fiction anthologies published by Akashic Books. Each volume focuses on a different city worldwide, featuring original noir short stories by various authors set in that location. Stuart Neville contributed to the Belfast Noir volume.

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