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Reading order

Akashic Noir Books in Order

This page lists the complete Akashic Noir reading order by Ben Fountain, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 121 books / 2002-2025

Akashic Noir Reading Order

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

Akashic Noir Books by Publication Order

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

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Akashic Noir reading order?

The Akashic Noir reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Akashic Noir books are there?

This catalog currently lists 121 Akashic Noir books published across 2002-2025.

Who writes the Akashic Noir books?

Akashic Noir is listed as a book series by Ben Fountain.

Should I read Akashic Noir in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Akashic Noir. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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