David Housewright Reading Order

121 books (2002–2025)

The Akashic Noir series is an expansive ongoing collection of 121 mystery and thriller anthologies published from 2002 to 2025, with each book focusing on a different city or region. These noir-themed collections should be read in publication order, beginning with San Francisco Noir and continuing through titles spanning major metropolitan areas and international locations like Brooklyn, Chicago, Dublin, London, and Miami. Each installment in the series offers its own complete set of stories while contributing to the broader Akashic noir anthology landscape. The series remains active with new city-based volumes still being released.

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

5 books (2007–2014)

David Housewright compiled four mystery and thriller anthologies between 2007 and 2012, now complete. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Resort to Murder and continuing through Once Upon a Crime, Deadly Treats, and Writes of Spring. Each volume gathers short fiction featuring murder, mayhem, and suspense from various authors in the genre.

Start with Resort to Murder, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Resort to Murder 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Deadly Treats 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Writes of Spring 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Down, Out and Dead 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

34 books (2019–2026)

Grifter's Song is an ongoing mystery and thriller series featuring 34 books published between 2019 and 2026, with contributions from multiple authors including David Housewright, Frank Zafiro, Jim Wilsky, Colin Conway, and many others. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Come the Apocalypse and continuing through the most recent installments. This collaborative series brings together diverse voices in the crime fiction genre to create an interconnected narrative experience.

Start with Come the Apocalypse(By: Frank Zafiro), the first of 34 books in the Grifter's Song series.

6 books (1995–2025)

The Holland Taylor mystery series by David Housewright consists of six books published between 1995 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. These standalone-adjacent mysteries should be read in publication order, beginning with Penance and continuing through Practice to Deceive, Dearly Departed, Darkness, Sing Me a Song, and First, Kill the Lawyers, with Girl in a Dumpster as the most recent entry. The series follows investigator Holland Taylor through various cases across multiple decades.

Start with Penance, the first of 6 books in the Holland Taylor series.

#	Title
1	Penance 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Practice to Deceive 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dearly Departed 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Darkness, Sing Me a Song 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	First, Kill the Lawyers 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Girl in a Dumpster 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

23 books (2004–2026)

David Housewright's Mac McKenzie series comprises 22 books published between 2004 and 2025, with the mystery-thriller saga still ongoing. Begin with A Hard Ticket Home and follow the publications in order, progressing through titles like Tin City, Pretty Girl Gone, and Dead Boyfriends, among others. The series should be read sequentially from the start to fully appreciate the character development and interconnected cases that span two decades of storytelling.

Start with A Hard Ticket Home, the first of 22 books in the Mac McKenzie series.

#	Title
1	A Hard Ticket Home 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tin City 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pretty Girl Gone 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dead Boyfriends 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Madman on a Drum 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Jelly's Gold 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Taking of Libbie, SD 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Highway 61 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Curse of the Jade Lily 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Last Kind Word 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Devil May Care 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Unidentified Woman #15 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Stealing the Countess 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	What the Dead Leave Behind 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Like to Die 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Dead Man's Mistress 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	From the Grave 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	What Doesn't Kill Us 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Something Wicked 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	In a Hard Wind 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Man in the Water 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Them Bones 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Fear the Reaper 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2012–2012)

David Housewright's completed duology of mystery thrillers consists of Finders Keepers and The Devil and the Diva, both published in 2012. These two books function as independent novels rather than a continuous narrative, but should be read in their publication order. Each entry stands alone as a separate mystery story while maintaining thematic connections characteristic of Housewright's work in the thriller genre.

Start with Finders Keepers and read in order.

#	Title
1	Finders Keepers 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Devil and the Diva 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible