Chuck Hogan Reading Order

121 books (2002–2025)

The Akashic Noir series is an extensive anthology collection spanning 121 books, edited by Chuck Hogan, that explores crime fiction across diverse urban settings worldwide. Launched in 2002 with San Francisco Noir and continuing through 2025, the series remains ongoing and should be read in publication order. Each volume focuses on a different city or region, from Brooklyn and Chicago to Dublin and London, delivering noir and mystery stories that capture the distinctive character of their locations. With contributions from numerous mystery and thriller authors, this series offers readers a comprehensive journey through contemporary crime fiction across global metropolitan areas.

Start with San Francisco Noir, the first of 121 books in the Akashic Noir series.

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

2 books (2009–2013)

Chuck Hogan edited two mystery and thriller anthologies published between 2009 and 2013, with the series now complete. Read these collections in publication order, beginning with The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 followed by Kwik Krimes.

Start with The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Kwik Krimes 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (1995–2027)

Chuck Hogan's standalone novels span from 1995 to 2022, comprising eight mystery and thriller titles that can be read independently in any order. However, reading them in publication order—beginning with The Standoff—provides the best experience of how Hogan's craft evolved over nearly three decades. The series includes collaborations with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro on The Hollow Ones and The Boy in the Iron Box, blending Hogan's thriller sensibilities with del Toro's darker sensibilities. With the final book published in 2022, the series appears to be complete.

Start with The Standoff, the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Standoff 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Blood Artists 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Prince of Thieves 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Prince of Thieves / The Town 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Killing Moon 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Devils in Exile 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Hollow Ones(With: Guillermo del Toro) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Gangland 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Boy in the Iron Box(With: Guillermo del Toro) 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2024–2024)

The Boy in the Iron Box is an ongoing mystery and horror series by Chuck Hogan comprising six books published in 2024. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Encounter and continuing through Falling Down, Risen, Siege, The Hunted, and concluding with The Pit and the Box.

Start with Encounter, the first of 6 books in the The Boy in the Iron Box series.

9 books (2012–2017)

The Strain Graphic Novels is a complete horror series consisting of nine volumes published between 2012 and 2017, adapted by David Lapham and illustrated by Mike Huddleston based on Chuck Hogan's work with Guillermo del Toro. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Volume 1 and progressing through The Fall and The Night Eternal story arcs, concluding with the Mister Quinlan spin-off. This graphic novel adaptation delivers mystery and thriller elements alongside visceral horror storytelling across its full narrative arc.

Start with The Strain, Volume 1(By: David Lapham,Sierra Hahn,Mike Huddleston), the first of 9 books in the The Strain Graphic Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Strain, Volume 1(By: David Lapham,Sierra Hahn,Mike Huddleston) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Strain, Volume 2(By: David Lapham,Sierra Hahn,Mike Huddleston) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Strain, Book One(With: David Lapham,Guillermo del Toro,Mike Huddleston) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Strain, Volume 3: The Fall(By: David Lapham,Sierra Hahn,Mike Huddleston) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Strain, Volume 4: The Fall(By: David Lapham,Mike Huddleston) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Strain, Book Two: The Fall(By: David Lapham,Guillermo del Toro,Mike Huddleston) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Strain, Volume 5: The Night Eternal(By: David Lapham,Mike Huddleston) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Strain, Volume 6: The Night Eternal(By: David Lapham,Mike Huddleston) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Mister Quinlan - Vampire Hunter(By: Keith Champagne,David Lapham,Juan Ferreyra,Edgar Salazar) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2009–2011)

The Strain Trilogy by Chuck Hogan is a complete horror series consisting of three books published between 2009 and 2011. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with The Strain, followed by The Fall, and concluding with The Night Eternal. This dark thriller series blends mystery and horror elements throughout its interconnected narrative.

Start with The Strain and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Strain 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Fall 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Night Eternal 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible