Gary Phillips Reading Order

5 books (2005–2020)

The Akashic Drug Chronicles is a five-book anthology series edited by Gary Phillips that spans from 2005 to 2020. Each volume focuses on a different substance—cocaine, speed, heroin, marijuana, and nicotine—and features short stories by various acclaimed authors across mystery, thriller, and western genres. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Cocaine Chronicles.

Start with The Cocaine Chronicles, the first of 5 books in the Akashic Drug Chronicles series.

#	Title
1	The Cocaine Chronicles 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Speed Chronicles(By: Megan Abbott,Scott Phillips,Sherman Alexie,James Franco,William T. Vollmann,Jess Walter,Beth Lisick,Tao Lin,JamesGreer,Jerry Stahl,Natalie Díaz,Joseph Mattson,Kenji Jasper,Rose Bunch) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Heroin Chronicles(By: Jervey Tervalon,Lydia Lunch,Erin Moon,Nathan Larson,Antonia Crane,Jerry Stahl,Eric Bogosian,Ava Stander,John Albert,Michael Albo,Sophia Langdon,Tony O'Neill,L.Z. Hansen) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Marijuana Chronicles(By: Jonathan Santlofer) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Nicotine Chronicles(By: Lee Child,Joyce Carol Oates,Hannah Tinti,Christopher Sorrentino,Cara Black,Lauren Sanders,Bernice L. McFadden,Jonathan Ames) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

121 books (2002–2025)

The Akashic Noir series is an ongoing collection of noir anthology volumes edited by Gary Phillips, featuring original crime and mystery stories set in distinctive cities and regions around the world. With over 120 books published since 2002 and new entries still being released, the series spans locations from San Francisco and Brooklyn to Dublin, London, and beyond, each volume showcasing local voices and gritty urban narratives. Readers should start with San Francisco Noir and follow the publication order to experience how the series has expanded geographically and evolved over more than two decades. Each book functions as a standalone anthology while contributing to the larger tapestry of contemporary noir fiction across global settings.

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

#	Title
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

39 books (2000–2026)

Gary Phillips edited this anthology series spanning 30 collections published between 2000 and 2022, likely now complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Shamus Game and progressing through volumes like The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2, Politics Noir, The Darker Mask, and Blood & Tacos. These compilations feature mystery, thriller, and crime fiction from various authors, offering diverse stories across the genres Phillips specializes in.

Start with The Shamus Game, the first of 30 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	The Shamus Game 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	...And Some of Them Are Dead 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Mighty Johns 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Show Business is Murder 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Cocaine Chronicles 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Full House 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Politics Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Darker Mask 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	PULP INK 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail! 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Shaken: Stories for Japan 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Blood & Tacos #1 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	In Pursuit of Spenser 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Black Pulp 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Blood & Tacos: The Beginning 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Gary Phillips' Hollis P.I. 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Asian Pulp 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Occupied Earth 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 1 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Crime Plus Music 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Crimespree Magazine #64 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 2 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Noir Nation No. 6: The Jazz Issue 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Passport to Murder 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	18 Wheels of Science Fiction 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 3 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Deadlines: A Tribute to William E. Wallace 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Gary Phillips' Hollis for Hire 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Adventures of the Bronze Buckaroo 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Guns + Tacos Vol. 1 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Low Down Dirty Vote Volume 2 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Stop the World: Snapshots from a Pandemic 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Faking of the President 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Jukes & Tonks: Crime Fiction Inspired by Music in the Dark and Suspect Choices 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Crime Hits Home 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Brutal & Strange 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Tennis Noir: An Anthology 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2016–2022)

The Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal series is a six-book western mystery anthology spanning 2016 to 2022, featuring multiple authors exploring the adventures of the legendary lawman. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Volume 1 and progressing through Volume 5, with contributors including Gary Phillips, Mel Odom, Derrick Ferguson, and Michael A. Black. The series appears to be complete as of 2022, offering interconnected stories within the broader narrative of Bass Reeves' frontier law enforcement career.

Start with Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 1(With: Mel Odom,Andrew Salmon,Derrick Ferguson), the first of 6 books in the Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal series.

#	Title
1	Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 1(With: Mel Odom,Andrew Salmon,Derrick Ferguson) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 2(With: Mel Odom,Derrick Ferguson,Michael A. Black) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 2(With: Mel Odom,Derrick Ferguson,Milton J. Davis,Michael A. Black) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 3(With: Mel Odom,Terry Alexander,R.A. Jones) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Legends of the West(By: Michael A. Black) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 4(By: Mel Odom) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal Volume 5(With: Mel Odom,Rob Davis,Michael Panush,Thomas McNulty) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

28 books (1971–2026)

Gary Phillips' Batman Graphic Novels series comprises 25 books published between 1971 and 2026, with the series currently ongoing. The collection should be read in publication order, beginning with Tales of the Demon by Dennis O'Neil. This mystery and thriller series features various acclaimed writers and artists contributing Batman stories across decades, from early annual editions through major storylines like Knightfall and beyond.

Start with Tales Of The Demon(By: Dennis O'Neil), the first of 25 books in the Batman Graphic Novels series.

#	Title
1	Tales Of The Demon(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Batman Official Annual 1980(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Batman Official 1986 Annual.(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	AbsoluteYear One(By: Frank Miller) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Annual 1989(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Batman Movie Adaptation(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Challenge Of The Man-bat(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Bride Of The Demon(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Bride Of The Demon(By: Mike W. Barr) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Venom(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Birth Of The Demon(By: Dennis O'Neil,Mike W. Barr) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Legends Of The Dark Knight Annual No. 2(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Sword Of Azrael(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	In Darkest Knight(By: Mike W. Barr) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Knightfall(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Batman Forever(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Death Of Innocents(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Batman & Robin Movie Adaptation(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Dark Knight Dynasty(By: Mike W. Barr) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Brave And The Bold(By: Dennis O'Neil) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Batman Hush(By: Jeph Loeb) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Man Who Laughs(By: Ed Brubaker,Doug Mahnke,Patrick Zircher,Steve Bird,Aaron Sowd) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder(By: Frank Miller) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	World's Finest, Vol. 4(By: Dennis O'Neil) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Dark Night, Dark City(By: Peter Milligan) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Killing Joke(With: Christa Faust) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Off-World(By: Jason Aaron) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Batman in the Seventies(By: Dennis O'Neil) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2012–2023)

Gary Phillips's Collections series comprises three mystery and thriller entries published between 2012 and 2023. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Treacherous. The series appears to be complete, making it accessible as a finished work for readers seeking a cohesive reading experience.

Start with Treacherous and read in order.

#	Title
1	Treacherous 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	3 the Hard Way 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Unvarnished Gary Phillips: A Mondo Pulp Collection 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2013–2013)

#	Title
1	10 Seconds To Death 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2000–2018)

Gary Phillips' Graphic Novels series comprises five complete works published between 2000 and 2018, blending mystery, thriller, and western elements through sequential art. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with High Rollers and progressing through Angeltown: The Nate Hollis Investigations, The Rinse Vol. 1, Astonishing Heroes: Shades of Justice, and concluding with collaborative efforts including Peepland and The Be-Bop Barbarians. Each installment can be explored as its own narrative while contributing to the collection's overall exploration of crime and suspense through the graphic novel medium.

Start with High Rollers, the first of 5 books in the Graphic Novels series.

#	Title
1	High Rollers 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Angeltown: The Nate Hollis Investigations 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Rinse Vol. 1 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Astonishing Heroes: Shades of Justice 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Peepland(With: Christa Faust) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Be-Bop Barbarians(With: Dale Berry) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

34 books (2019–2026)

Grifter's Song is an ongoing mystery and thriller series featuring contributions from multiple authors, including Gary Phillips, Frank Zafiro, Jim Wilsky, Colin Conway, and many others. The series comprises 34 books published between 2019 and 2026, with new entries continuing to be released. Readers should follow the books in publication order, beginning with Come the Apocalypse by Frank Zafiro and progressing through the complete list of releases to experience the full narrative arc.

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

23 books (2019–2022)

Guns + Tacos is a mystery and thriller anthology series featuring 23 books published between 2019 and 2022, likely now complete. Each entry is a standalone story written by a different author, combining crime fiction with the quirky pairing suggested by the series title. Read the books in publication order starting with A Beretta, Burritos and Bears by James A. Hearn.

Start with A Beretta, Burritos and Bears(By: James A. Hearn), the first of 23 books in the Guns + Tacos series.

2 books (2022–2024)

Gary Phillips brings his mystery and western expertise to the Harry Ingram series, a two-book collection that began in 2022 and continues to expand. The series follows publication order, beginning with One-Shot Harry and continuing into Ash Dark as Night. With the series still ongoing, readers can expect additional installments beyond the current two novels.

Start with One-Shot Harry and read in order.

#	Title
1	One-Shot Harry 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Ash Dark as Night 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1994–2004)

Gary Phillips's Ivan Monk series comprises five complete novels published between 1994 and 2004, with an additional collection titled Monkology. Readers should follow the books in publication order, beginning with Violent Spring and continuing through Perdition, U.S.A., Bad Night Is Falling, and Only the Wicked. The series blends mystery and thriller elements with western sensibilities across its self-contained entries.

Start with Violent Spring, the first of 5 books in the Ivan Monk series.

#	Title
1	Violent Spring 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Perdition, U.S.A. 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bad Night Is Falling 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Only the Wicked 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Monkology 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2018–2022)

Gary Phillips' Low Down Dirty Vote trilogy consists of three mystery-thriller novels published between 2018 and 2022. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with the first installment and continuing through the numbered volumes. With all three books now available, the series appears to be complete.

Start with Low Down Dirty Vote and read in order.

3 books (2000–2002)

Gary Phillips' Martha Chainey series consists of three complete mystery thrillers published between 2000 and 2002. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with High Hand, followed by Shooter's Point and The Perpetrators. This noir-tinged western mystery series combines elements of crime fiction with frontier settings and sensibilities.

Start with High Hand and read in order.

#	Title
1	High Hand 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Shooter's Point 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Perpetrators 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2020–2020)

#	Title
1	Matthew Henson and the Ice Temple of Harlem 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2011–2019)

Noir Nation: International Crime Fiction is a seven-book anthology series edited by Gary Phillips that ran from 2011 to 2019 and is now complete. Each installment features crime fiction stories from international writers, with volumes organized around specific themes such as India, Canada, jazz, and poetry. The series should be read in publication order to follow the evolving thematic focus across the collection.

Start with Noir NationNo. 1(By: J.J. Toner,Eddie Vega), the first of 7 books in the Noir Nation: International Crime Fiction series.

33 books (1984–2026)

The Outspoken Authors series is an ongoing collection of 32 books published from 1984 to 2026, featuring works by multiple acclaimed science fiction and speculative fiction authors. These titles should be read in publication order, beginning with The Presidential Papers by John H. Kessel. The series showcases diverse voices and perspectives within the genre, with each entry offering distinct authorial viewpoints and storytelling approaches.

Start with The Presidential Papers(By: John H. Kessel), the first of 32 books in the Outspoken Authors series.

#	Title
1	The Presidential Papers(By: John H. Kessel) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Human Front(By: Ken MacLeod) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Lucky Strike(By: Kim Stanley Robinson) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Left Left Behind(By: Terry Bisson,Eleanor Arnason) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Mammoths of the Great Plains(By: Eleanor Arnason) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Underbelly(With: Eleanor Arnason) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Modem Times 2.0(By: Michael Moorcock,Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow(By: Cory Doctorow,Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Wild Girls(By: Ursula K. Le Guin,Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Report from Planet Midnight(By: Nalo Hopkinson,Eleanor Arnason) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Surfing the Gnarl(By: Rudy Rucker) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	New Taboos(By: John Shirley) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials(By: Eleanor Arnason,Paul Krassner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Science of Herself(By: Karen Joy Fowler,Eleanor Arnason) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Raising Hell(By: Norman Spinrad,Eleanor Arnason) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Gypsy(By: Carter Scholz,Eleanor Arnason) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	My Life, My Body(By: Marge Piercy) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be(By: Joe R. Lansdale,Eleanor Arnason) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Fire.(By: Elizabeth Hand,Eleanor Arnason) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Totalitopia(By: John Crowley) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Atheist in the Attic(By: Samuel R. Delany,Eleanor Arnason) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Thoreau's Microscope(By: Michael Blumlein,Eleanor Arnason) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	A City Made of Words(By: Paul Park) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Talk Like a Man(By: Nisi Shawl) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Beatrix Gates(By: Rachel Pollack) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Big Girl(By: Meg Elison) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Planetbreaker’s Son(By: Nick Mamatas) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Utopias of the Third Kind(By: Vandana Singh) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Night Shift(By: Eileen Gunn) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Collapsing Frontier(By: Jonathan Lethem) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Not What I Intended(By: Nancy Kress) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	She is Here(By: Nicola Griffith) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2016–2017)

Peepland is a complete five-book mystery and thriller series co-written by Gary Phillips and Christa Faust, published between 2016 and 2017. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with the first installment and continuing through all five volumes to experience the full narrative arc. This series combines elements of mystery and western genres across its compact storyline.

Start with Peepland #1(With: Christa Faust), the first of 5 books in the Peepland series.

2 books (2000–2009)

Gary Phillips' two-book collection of mystery and western short stories spans the first decade of the 2000s. The Sleeping Detective was published in 2000, followed by Blazin' on Broadway in 2009, completing this finished series. These novellas should be read in publication order, beginning with The Sleeping Detective.

Start with The Sleeping Detective and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Sleeping Detective 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Blazin’ on Broadway 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1999–2026)

Gary Phillips has written nine standalone mystery and thriller novels, with two featuring collaborations with other authors. Published between 1999 and 2024, these books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Jook and continuing through the most recent entry, The Haul. The series remains ongoing, with each novel functioning as an independent story rather than a continuous narrative arc.

Start with The Jook, the first of 9 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Jook 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Bangers 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Midnight Mover 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Freedom's Fight 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Underbelly(With: Eleanor Arnason) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Warlord of Willow Ridge 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Anti-Gravity Steal 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Extractors 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Culprits(With: Richard Brewer) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Haul 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible