Ellen Hart Reading Order
5 series · 188 books · Born 1949
Ellen Hart is a prolific mystery writer whose crime novels span multiple interconnected series, most notably following detective Jane Lawless and journalist Sophie Greenway through cases set in Minneapolis and beyond. Her work has earned six Lambda Literary Awards for Best Lesbian Mystery, three Minnesota Book Awards, and numerous other accolades recognizing her contributions to LGBTQ+ literature. With a career spanning from 1989 to the present, Hart has established herself as a cornerstone voice in contemporary lesbian mystery fiction, blending procedural detail with complex character development.
Akashic Noir Series
Ongoing121 books (2002–2025)
Start with San Francisco Noir, the first of 121 books in the Akashic Noir series.
Start this series with San Francisco Noir
Buy Book 1 🇺🇸🎧 Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco Noir |
| 2 | Bronx Noir |
| 3 | Seattle Noir |
| 4 | Brooklyn Noir |
| 5 |  Hasidic Noir |
| 6 |  Brooklyn Noir 2 |
| 7 | Chicago Noir |
| 8 |  Dublin Noir |
| 9 | Baltimore Noir |
| 10 | D.C. Noir |
| 11 | London Noir |
| 12 |  Manhattan Noir |
| 13 | Miami Noir |
| 14 |  Twin Cities Noir |
| 15 |  Detroit Noir |
| 16 | Havana Noir |
| 17 |  Los Angeles Noir |
| 18 |  New Orleans Noir |
| 19 | Wall Street Noir |
| 20 |  Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth |
| 21 | D.C. Noir 2 |
| 22 | Istanbul Noir |
| 23 | Las Vegas Noir |
| 24 | Manhattan Noir 2 |
| 25 | Paris Noir |
| 26 | Queens Noir |
| 27 | Toronto Noir |
| 28 | Trinidad Noir |
| 29 |  Boston Noir |
| 30 | Delhi Noir |
| 31 |  Phoenix Noir |
| 32 | Portland Noir |
| 33 | Rome Noir |
| 34 | San Francisco Noir 2 |
| 35 | Copenhagen Noir |
| 36 | Haiti Noir |
| 37 | Indian Country Noir |
| 38 |  Lone Star Noir |
| 39 | Los Angeles Noir 2 |
| 40 | Mexico City Noir |
| 41 | Moscow Noir |
| 42 |  Orange County Noir |
| 43 | Philadelphia Noir |
| 44 | Richmond Noir |
| 45 | Barcelona Noir |
| 46 |  Cape Cod Noir |
| 47 | New Jersey Noir |
| 48 | Pittsburgh Noir |
| 49 | San Diego Noir |
| 50 |  Boston Noir 2 |
| 51 | Kansas City Noir |
| 52 | Kingston Noir |
| 53 | Long Island Noir |
| 54 | Mumbai Noir |
| 55 | St. Petersburg Noir |
| 56 |  Staten Island Noir |
| 57 |  Venice Noir |
| 58 | Buffalo Noir |
| 59 |  Dallas Noir |
| 60 | Haiti Noir 2 |
| 61 | Manila Noir |
| 62 |  USA Noir |
| 63 | Belfast Noir |
| 64 | Helsinki Noir |
| 65 |  Prison Noir |
| 66 | Rio Noir |
| 67 | Singapore Noir |
| 68 | Tehran Noir |
| 69 | Tel Aviv Noir |
| 70 | Beirut Noir |
| 71 | Chicago Noir: The Classics |
| 72 | Marseille Noir |
| 73 | Memphis Noir |
| 74 | Providence Noir |
| 75 | Zagreb Noir |
| 76 | Brussels Noir |
| 77 |  Mississippi Noir |
| 78 | New Orleans Noir: The Classics |
| 79 | Prague Noir |
| 80 | San Juan Noir |
| 81 | St. Louis Noir |
| 82 |  Stockholm Noir |
| 83 |  Atlanta Noir |
| 84 | Buenos Aires Noir |
| 85 | Montana Noir |
| 86 | Montreal Noir |
| 87 | New Haven Noir |
| 88 | Oakland Noir |
| 89 | Trinidad Noir: The Classics |
| 90 | Baghdad Noir |
| 91 | Berlin Noir |
| 92 | Hong Kong Noir |
| 93 | Lagos Noir |
| 94 | Marrakech Noir |
| 95 | Santa Cruz Noir |
| 96 | Sydney Noir |
| 97 | São Paulo Noir |
| 98 | Vancouver Noir |
| 99 | Amsterdam Noir |
| 100 | Houston Noir |
| 101 | Milwaukee Noir |
| 102 | Accra Noir |
| 103 | Addis Ababa Noir |
| 104 | Alabama Noir |
| 105 | Belgrade Noir |
| 106 | Berkeley Noir |
| 107 | Columbus Noir |
| 108 | Miami Noir: The Classics |
| 109 | Nairobi Noir |
| 110 | Santa Fe Noir |
| 111 | Tampa Bay Noir |
| 112 | Palm Springs Noir |
| 113 | Denver Noir |
| 114 | Paris Noir: The Suburbs |
| 115 |  South Central Noir |
| 116 | Cleveland Noir |
| 117 | East Jerusalem Noir |
| 118 | West Jerusalem Noir |
| 119 | Honolulu Noir |
| 120 |  Hamburg Noir |
| 121 | Sacramento Noir |
Anthologies Series
Likely Complete8 books (1997–2022)
Start with Murder, They Wrote, the first of 8 books in the Anthologies series.
Start this series with Murder, They Wrote
Buy Book 1 🇺🇸🎧 Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Murder, They Wrote |
| 2 |  The Milk of Human Kindness |
| 3 |  Resort to Murder |
| 4 |  Writes of Spring |
| 5 | Cozy Case Files Volume 4 |
| 6 | Cozy Case Files Volume 6 |
| 7 | Cozy Case Files Volume 10 |
| 8 |  Crime Hits Home |
Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler Series
Ongoing24 books (2017–2025)
Start with Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley), the first of 22 books in the Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler series.
Start this series with Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley)
Buy Book 1 🇺🇸🎧 Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley) |
| 2 | Cozy Case Files Volume 2(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Hannah Dennison,Cate Conte,Diane Kelly,E.J. Copperman,Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Susan C. Shea,Mindy Quigley) |
| 3 | Cozy Case Files Volume 3(By: M.C. Beaton,Donna Andrews,Ellie Alexander,Mindy Quigley) |
| 4 | Cozy Case Files Volume 4 |
| 5 | Cozy Case Files Volume 5(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Carola Dunn,Sheila Connolly,Ellie Alexander,Susan C. Shea,Judith Flanders,Mindy Quigley,Auralee Wallace) |
| 6 | Cozy Case Files Volume 6 |
| 7 | Cozy Case Files Volume 7(By: Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Ellen Crosby,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Ashley Weaver,Mindy Quigley) |
| 8 | Cozy Case Files Volume 10 |
| 9 | Cozy Case Files Volume 8(By: M.C. Beaton,Diane Kelly,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,SusanCox,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) |
| 10 | Cozy Case Files Volume 9(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Hannah Dennison,Kylie Logan,Leonard Goldberg,Susanna Calkins,Allison Montclair,Ellie Alexander,Eve Calder,Mindy Quigley) |
| 11 | Cozy Case Files Volume 11(By: Diane Kelly,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Mariah Fredericks,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) |
| 12 | Cozy Case Files Volume 12(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Hannah Dennison,Cate Conte,Kylie Logan,Leonard Goldberg,Allison Montclair,Sheila Connolly,Ellie Alexander,Ashley Weaver,S.C. Perkins,Eve Calder,Jess Dylan,Mindy Quigley,Meri Allen) |
| 13 | Cozy Case Files Volume 13(By: Mindy Quigley) |
| 14 | Cozy Case Files Volume 14(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss) |
| 15 | Cozy Case Files Volume 15(By: Mindy Quigley) |
| 16 | Cozy Case Files Volume 16(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss,M. C. Beaton) |
| 17 | Cozy Case Files Volume 16(By: M.C. Beaton,Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss) |
| 18 | Cozy Case Files Volume 17(By: Rhys Bowen,Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Jean-Luc Bannalec,Olivia Matthews,Olivia Blacke,Mindy Quigley,Clare Broyles,Korina Moss,Anastasia Hastings) |
| 19 |  Cozy Case Files, Volume 18(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Leonard Goldberg,Allison Montclair,Vivien Chien,Olivia Matthews,Olivia Blacke,Mindy Quigley,Meri Allen,Katharine Schellman,Korina Moss) |
| 20 | Cozy Case Files, Volume 19(By: M.C. Beaton,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Diane Kelly,Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,R.W. Green,Elizabeth Penney,Korina Moss,Celeste Connally) |
| 21 | Cozy Case Files, Volume 20(By: Rhys Bowen,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Olivia Matthews,Jennifer J. Chow,Olivia Blacke,Mindy Quigley,Clare Broyles,Anastasia Hastings) |
| 22 | Cozy Case Files, Volume 22(By: M.C. Beaton,Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Cynthia Riggs,R.W. Green,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss,Celeste Connally) |
| 23 | Cozy Case Files, Volume 23(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Jennifer J. Chow) |
| 24 | Cozy Case Files, Volume 24(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Elizabeth Penney,Katharine Schellman,Korina Moss) |
Jane Lawless Series
Complete27 books (1989–2020)
Start with Hallowed Murder, the first of 27 books in the Jane Lawless series.
Start this series with Hallowed Murder
Buy Book 1 🇺🇸🎧 Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Hallowed Murder |
| 2 |  Vital Lies |
| 3 |  Stage Fright |
| 4 |  Killing Cure |
| 5 |  A Small Sacrifice |
| 6 | Faint Praise |
| 7 |  Robber's Wine |
| 8 |  Wicked Games |
| 9 |  Hunting the Witch |
| 10 |  The Merchant of Venus |
| 11 |  Immaculate Midnight |
| 12 |  An Intimate Ghost |
| 13 |  The Iron Girl |
| 14 |  Night Vision |
| 15 |  The Mortal Groove |
| 16 |  Sweet Poison |
| 17 |  The Mirror and the Mask |
| 18 |  The Cruel Ever After |
| 19 | The Lost Women of Lost Lake |
| 20 |  Rest for the Wicked |
| 21 |  Taken by the Wind |
| 22 |  The Old Deep and Dark |
| 23 |  The Grave Soul |
| 24 |  Fever in the Dark |
| 25 |  A Whisper of Bones |
| 26 |  Twisted at the Root |
| 27 |  In a Midnight Wood |
Sophie Greenway Series
Complete8 books (1994–2005)
Start with This Little Piggy Went to Murder, the first of 8 books in the Sophie Greenway series.
Start this series with This Little Piggy Went to Murder
Buy Book 1 🇺🇸🎧 Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  This Little Piggy Went to Murder |
| 2 |  For Every Evil |
| 3 |  The Oldest Sin |
| 4 |  Murder in the Air |
| 5 |  Slice and Dice |
| 6 | Dial M for Meat Loaf |
| 7 |  Death on a Silver Platter |
| 8 |  No Reservations Required |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Ellen Hart written?
- Ellen Hart has written 188 books across 5 series. Their published works span from 1989 to 2025.
- What is the first book in each Ellen Hart series?
- Here are the first books in Ellen Hart's series: Akashic Noir: San Francisco Noir; Anthologies: Murder, They Wrote; Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler: Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley); Jane Lawless: Hallowed Murder; Sophie Greenway: This Little Piggy Went to Murder.
- What order should I read Ellen Hart's books?
- We recommend reading Ellen Hart's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Ellen Hart still writing new books?
- Yes, Ellen Hart has 2 ongoing series: Akashic Noir, Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler.