Subject: Noir Series

Featured Noir Series Titles

Baltimore Noir

Edited by: Laura Lippman

Mystery queenpin Lippman and cohorts dissect their city with a vengeance.

Barcelona Noir (Spain)

Edited by: Adriana V. López and Carmen Ospina

The much-anticipated entry of Spain into the Akashic Noir Series arena.

Boston Noir

Edited by: Dennis Lehane

There was only ever one candidate for the job of assembling Boston Noir: Dennis Lehane!

Boston Noir 2: The Classics

Edited by: Dennis Lehane, Mary Cotton and Jaime Clarke

Dennis Lehane returns to coedit, with Cotton & Clarke, the sequel to the best-selling evergreen anthology Boston Noir.

Bronx Noir

Edited by: S.J. Rozan

The writers represented in Bronx Noir know the borough so well that, reading the book, you’ll smell it, feel it, see it, hear it.

Brooklyn Noir

Edited by: Tim McLoughlin

New York’s punchiest borough asserts its criminal legacy with all new stories from a magnificent set of today’s best writers.

Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics

Edited by: Tim McLoughlin

Brooklyn Noir is back with a vengeance, this time with the masters of yore: H.P. Lovecraft, Donald Westlake, Lawrence Block, Pete Hamill, Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, and more!

Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing but the Truth

Edited by: Tim McLoughlin and Thomas Adcock

Brooklyn Noir is back, this time with a true-crime vengeance.

Cape Cod Noir

Edited by: David L. Ulin

Malice and mayhem simmer beneath the surface of one of America’s favorite vacation areas.

Chicago Noir

Edited by: Neal Pollack

This isn’t someone’s dream of Chicago. It’s not even a nightmare. It’s just the real city, unfiltered. Chicago Noir.

Copenhagen Noir (Denmark)

Edited by: Bo Tao Michaëlis

Scandinavian writing has come to dominate the global crime-fiction landscape, and this volume offers a delicious, devious sampling.

DC Noir

Edited by: George Pelecanos

Mystery sensation Pelecanos pens the lead story and edits this groundbreaking collection of stories detailing the seedy underside of the nation’s capital.

DC Noir 2: The Classics

Edited by: George Pelecanos

From Ed Jones to Langston Hughes, Pelecanos explores DC’s historic malaise, following up the best-selling first volume of DC Noir.

Delhi Noir (India)

Edited by: Hirsh Sawhney

The legendary city of Delhi, India provides fertile ground for stories of darkness and despair.

Detroit Noir

Edited by: E.J. Olsen and John C. Hocking

Motor City’s finest literary talents—including Oates, Estleman, Holden, and Parrish—offer a shadowed spectrum of gripping, haunted visions.

Dublin Noir: The Celtic Tiger vs. the Ugly American

Dublin Noir (Ireland)

Edited by: Ken Bruen

Irish crime-fiction sensation Ken Bruen and cohorts shine a light on the dark streets of Dublin.

Haiti Noir

Edited by: Edwidge Danticat

Akashic recruits Danticat, one of the truly great contemporary writers, to edit this timely volume featuring stories set both before and after the devastating 2010 earthquake.

Havana Noir (Cuba)

Edited by: Achy Obejas

In the stories of Havana Noir current and former residents of the city uncover crimes of violence and loveless sex, of mental cruelty and greed, of self-preservation and collective hysteria.

Indian Country Noir

Edited by: Sarah Cortez and Liz Martínez

The sharpest, most stylized, and ambitious anthology of Native American literature ever published.

Istanbul Noir (Turkey)

Edited by: Mustafa Ziyalan and Amy Spangler

The Akashic Noir Series moves fearlessly to the city hosting the European/Asian divide.

Kansas City Noir

Edited by: Steve Paul

Steve Paul recruits Daniel Woodrell, John Lutz, and others to examine the seedy underbelly of this complex Midwestern city.

Kingston Noir (Jamaica)

Edited by: Colin Channer

Following in the Caribbean footsteps of Haiti Noir and Trinidad Noir, now come dark stories from Jamaica’s capital city.

Las Vegas Noir

Edited by: Jarret Keene and Todd James Pierce

In this chilling portrait of America’s Sin City, lady luck is just as likely to dispense cold hard cash as a cold-hearted killing.

London Noir (England)

Edited by: Cathi Unsworth

Serpent’s Tail novelist Unsworth shocks and awes with help from her London criminal-literary colleagues.

Lone Star Noir

Edited by: Bobby Byrd and Johnny Byrd

Texas enters the Akashic Noir Series arena with a dazzling array of terrifying, well-crafted short fiction.

Long Island Noir

Edited by: Kaylie Jones

Stories covering Long Island’s extremes, from the comfortably rich to the horribly poor, and all darkness between.

Los Angeles Noir

Edited by: Denise Hamilton

Los Angeles Noir brings you tales of crime and passion and betrayal from some of the most innovative and celebrated writers working today.

Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics

Edited by: Denise Hamilton

The sequel to Los Angeles Noir, an award-winning Los Angeles Times best-seller.

Manhattan Noir

Edited by: Lawrence Block

Mystery writing titan Lawrence Block takes a bite into Manhattan crime.

Manhattan Noir 2: The Classics

Edited by: Lawrence Block

Following the commercial success of the original Manhattan Noir, mystery titan Lawrence Block digs even deeper into the New York noir legacy.

Mexico City Noir (Mexico)

Edited by: Paco Ignacio Taibo II

Mexico City enters the Noir Series arena, edited by one of Mexico’s most revered novelists.

Miami Noir

Edited by: Les Standiford

Revealed: the dark and delicious side of Paradise.

Moscow Noir (Russia)

Edited by: Natalia Smirnova and Julia Goumen

Moscow has been chomping at the bit to enter the Noir Series—with the intention of perpetrating extreme Russian menace.

Mumbai Noir (India)

Edited by: Altaf Tyrewala

Following the success of Delhi Noir and the film Slumdog Millionaire, Mumbai now enters the Noir Series arena.

New Jersey Noir

Edited by: Joyce Carol Oates

Jonathan Safran Foer and Robert Pinsky join Joyce Carol Oates and other illustrious writers to explore Jersey noir.

Beneath the glitter of Mardi Gras lies the sleaze of Bourbon Street; under the celestial sounds of JazzFest, the nightmare screams of a city once at war within its neighborhoods, but after Hurricane Katrina, seemingly at war with nature and the rest of the country as well.

NYC Noir Digit

Edited by: Akashic Books

Celebrating the long-awaited release of Staten Island Noir—the fifth and final borough featured in the Akashic Noir Series, the NYC Digit includes the editors’ introducitons and contributions to Brooklyn Noir (Tim McLoughlin), Manhattan Noir (Lawrence Block), Bronx Noir (S.J. Rozan), Queens Noir (Robert Knightly), and Staten Island Noir (Patricia Smith)

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Orange County Noir

Edited by: Gary Phillips

A hard-boiled tour behind the Orange Curtain.

Paris Noir (France)

Edited by: Aurélien Masson

All original stories from Paris’s finest authors, all translated from French.

Philadelphia Noir

Edited by: Carlin Romano

Philly finally enters the Noir Series arena: the City of Brotherly Love becomes a City of Brotherly Malice.

Phoenix Noir

Edited by: Patrick Millikin

Lee Child, Diana Gabaldon, James Sallis, and others reveal how the scalding Arizona sun breeds its own unique blend of noir.

Pittsburgh Noir

Edited by: Kathleen George

Pittsburgh Noir roars forth, presenting the true underbelly of “the most livable city in America.”

Portland Noir

Edited by: Kevin Sampsell

Explore the dark, rainy underbelly of one of America’s most beautiful but enigmatic cities.

Queens Noir

Edited by: Robert Knightly

On the heels of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx, the borough of Queens enters the chambers of noir.

Richmond Noir

Edited by: Andrew Blossom, Brian Castleberry and Tom De Haven

The River City emerges as a hot spot for unseemly noir.

Rome Noir (Italy)

Edited by: Chiara Stangalino and Maxim Jakubowski

Rome provides a fertile setting for this groundbreaking collection of original stories, all translated from Italian.

San Diego Noir

Edited by: Maryelizabeth Hart

San Diego may be known as “America’s finest city,” but its deadly alter ego is hereby exposed.

San Francisco Noir

Edited by: Peter Maravelis

San Francisco Noir lashes out with hard-biting tales exploring the shadowy nether regions of scenic “Baghdad by the Bay.”

San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics

Edited by: Peter Maravelis

Dashiell Hammett and William Vollmann are just two treats in this stellar sequel to the smash-hit original volume of San Francisco Noir.

Seattle Noir

Edited by: Curt Colbert

Seattle’s evolution to high-finance and high-tech has provided greater opportunity to those with sinister intent.

St. Petersburg Noir (Russia)

Edited by: Julia Goumen and Natalia Smirnova

Following Akashic’s success with Moscow Noir, this new volume explores the dark beating heart of Russia’s cultural mecca.

Staten Island Noir

Edited by: Patricia Smith

New York’s fifth borough finally enters the Noir Series arena, completing the series tour of the world’s noirest city.

Toronto Noir (Canada)

Edited by: Janine Armin and Nathaniel G. Moore

The Akashic Noir Series moves fearlessly north of the US border.

Trinidad Noir

Edited by: Lisa Allen-Agostini and Jeanne Mason

The Caribbean provides no shelter from the delicious terror of the Akashic Noir Series.

Venice Noir (Italy)

Edited by: Maxim Jakubowski

Venice, Italy, behind the tourist veil, is revealed and dissected.

Wall Street Noir

Edited by: Peter Spiegelman

Wall Street Noir casts a stark light on the darkest ends of the Street.

Forthcoming Titles

Manila Noir (Philippines)

Edited by: Jessica Hagedorn

Forthcoming: 6/4/13

Fresh noir from one of the most intense, congested, and overpopulated cities in the world.

Twin Cities Noir: The Expanded Edition

Edited by: Julie Schaper and Steven Horwitz

Forthcoming: 8/6/13

An expanded edition—with brand-new stories added to the fourth printing of this best-selling Noir Series installment.

Buffalo Noir

Edited by: Brigid Hughes and Ed Park

Forthcoming: 8/6/13

Lawrence Block, Joyce Carol Oates, John Wray, and others present original stories from the dark side of New York’s second most populous city.

Dallas Noir

Edited by: David Hale Smith

Forthcoming: 11/5/13

Texas’s ultimate noir town reveals its unseemly underbelly.

USA Noir

Edited by: Johnny Temple

Forthcoming: 11/5/13

The best USA-based stories in the Akashic noir series, compiled into one volume and edited by Johnny Temple!

Haiti Noir 2: The Classics

Edited by: Edwidge Danticat

Forthcoming: 1/7/14

The best anthology of classic Haitian fiction ever assembled, unparalleled in scope.