Gary Phillips Reading Order
20 series · 322 books · Born 1955
Gary Phillips is a prolific American writer recognized for his compelling contributions to the noir genre. With a remarkable catalog of 322 books spanning 20 series, including Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal and Guns + Tacos, Phillips has captivated readers since 1971. His most notable works blend gripping narratives with rich character development, showcasing his talent in both standalone novels and series like Essex Man and Grifter's Song.
Akashic Drug Chronicles Series
Complete5 books (2005–2020)
Start with The Cocaine Chronicles, the first of 5 books in the Akashic Drug Chronicles series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  The Cocaine Chronicles 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 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 🇺🇸 |
| 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 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The Marijuana Chronicles(By: Jonathan Santlofer) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Nicotine Chronicles(By: Lee Child,Joyce Carol Oates,Hannah Tinti,Christopher Sorrentino,Cara Black,Lauren Sanders,Bernice L. McFadden,Jonathan Ames) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
Akashic Noir Series
Ongoing121 books (2002–2025)
Start with San Francisco Noir, the first of 121 books in the Akashic Noir series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco Noir 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Bronx Noir 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Seattle Noir 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Brooklyn Noir 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Hasidic Noir 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Brooklyn Noir 2 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Chicago Noir 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Dublin Noir 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Baltimore Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | D.C. Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | London Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Manhattan Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Miami Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Twin Cities Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Detroit Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Havana Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Los Angeles Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  New Orleans Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Wall Street Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | D.C. Noir 2 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Istanbul Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Las Vegas Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | Manhattan Noir 2 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | Paris Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | Queens Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Toronto Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | Trinidad Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 |  Boston Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 | Delhi Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 |  Phoenix Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 | Portland Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 | Rome Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 | San Francisco Noir 2 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 | Copenhagen Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 | Haiti Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 | Indian Country Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 |  Lone Star Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 | Los Angeles Noir 2 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 40 | Mexico City Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 41 | Moscow Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 42 |  Orange County Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 43 | Philadelphia Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 44 | Richmond Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 45 | Barcelona Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 46 |  Cape Cod Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 47 | New Jersey Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 48 | Pittsburgh Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 49 | San Diego Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 50 |  Boston Noir 2 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 51 | Kansas City Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 52 | Kingston Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 53 | Long Island Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 54 | Mumbai Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 55 | St. Petersburg Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 56 |  Staten Island Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 57 |  Venice Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 58 | Buffalo Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 59 |  Dallas Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 60 | Haiti Noir 2 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 61 | Manila Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 62 |  USA Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 63 | Belfast Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 64 | Helsinki Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 65 |  Prison Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 66 | Rio Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 67 | Singapore Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 68 | Tehran Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 69 | Tel Aviv Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 70 | Beirut Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 71 | Chicago Noir: The Classics 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 72 | Marseille Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 73 | Memphis Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 74 | Providence Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 75 | Zagreb Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 76 | Brussels Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 77 |  Mississippi Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 78 | New Orleans Noir: The Classics 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 79 | Prague Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 80 | San Juan Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 81 | St. Louis Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 82 |  Stockholm Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 83 |  Atlanta Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 84 | Buenos Aires Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 85 | Montana Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 86 | Montreal Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 87 | New Haven Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 88 | Oakland Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 89 | Trinidad Noir: The Classics 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 90 | Baghdad Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 91 | Berlin Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 92 | Hong Kong Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 93 | Lagos Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 94 | Marrakech Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 95 | Santa Cruz Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 96 | Sydney Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 97 | São Paulo Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 98 | Vancouver Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 99 | Amsterdam Noir 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 100 | Houston Noir 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 101 | Milwaukee Noir 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 102 | Accra Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 103 | Addis Ababa Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 104 | Alabama Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 105 | Belgrade Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 106 | Berkeley Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 107 | Columbus Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 108 | Miami Noir: The Classics 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 109 | Nairobi Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 110 | Santa Fe Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 111 | Tampa Bay Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 112 | Palm Springs Noir 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 113 | Denver Noir 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 114 | Paris Noir: The Suburbs 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 115 |  South Central Noir 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 116 | Cleveland Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 117 | East Jerusalem Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 118 | West Jerusalem Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 119 | Honolulu Noir 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 120 |  Hamburg Noir 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 121 | Sacramento Noir 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Anthologies Series
Likely Complete30 books (2000–2022)
Start with The Shamus Game, the first of 30 books in the Anthologies series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  The Shamus Game 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  ...And Some of Them Are Dead 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The Mighty Johns 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Show Business is Murder 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | The Cocaine Chronicles 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Full House 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Politics Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  The Darker Mask 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | PULP INK 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail! 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Shaken: Stories for Japan 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | Blood & Tacos #1 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | In Pursuit of Spenser 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Black Pulp 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Blood & Tacos: The Beginning 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Gary Phillips' Hollis P.I. 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  Asian Pulp 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 1 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 2 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Noir Nation No. 6: The Jazz Issue 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Passport to Murder 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 3 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  Gary Phillips' Hollis for Hire 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | Guns + Tacos Vol. 1 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Low Down Dirty Vote Volume 2 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | Stop the World: Snapshots from a Pandemic 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 |  Jukes & Tonks: Crime Fiction Inspired by Music in the Dark and Suspect Choices 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 |  Crime Hits Home 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal Series
Likely Complete6 books (2016–2022)
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 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 2(With: Mel Odom,Derrick Ferguson,Michael A. Black) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 3(With: Mel Odom,Terry Alexander,R.A. Jones) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Legends of the West(By: Michael A. Black) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 4(By: Mel Odom) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal Volume 5(With: Mel Odom,Rob Davis,Michael Panush,Thomas McNulty) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
Batman Graphic Novels Series
Ongoing25 books (1971–2026)
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 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Batman Official Annual 1980(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1979Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Batman Official 1986 Annual.(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1985Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  AbsoluteYear One(By: Frank Miller) 1988Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Annual 1989(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1988Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Batman Movie Adaptation(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1989Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Challenge Of The Man-bat(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1989Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Bride Of The Demon(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1990Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Venom(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1991Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Birth Of The Demon(By: Dennis O'Neil,Mike W. Barr) 1992Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Legends Of The Dark Knight Annual No. 2(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1992Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Sword Of Azrael(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1993Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Knightfall(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1994Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Batman Forever(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1995Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | Death Of Innocents(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1996Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Batman & Robin Movie Adaptation(By: Dennis O'Neil) 1997Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | The Brave And The Bold(By: Dennis O'Neil) 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Batman Hush(By: Jeph Loeb) 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  The Man Who Laughs(By: Ed Brubaker,Doug Mahnke,Patrick Zircher,Steve Bird,Aaron Sowd) 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder(By: Frank Miller) 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  World's Finest, Vol. 4(By: Dennis O'Neil) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Dark Night, Dark City(By: Peter Milligan) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | The Killing Joke(With: Christa Faust) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  Off-World(By: Jason Aaron) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  Batman in the Seventies(By: Dennis O'Neil) 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Collections Series
Likely Complete3 books (2012–2023)
Start with Treacherous and read in order.
Essex Man Series
Complete1 book (2013–2013)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  10 Seconds To Death 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
Graphic Novels Series
Complete5 books (2000–2018)
Start with High Rollers, the first of 5 books in the Graphic Novels series.
Grifter's Song Series
Ongoing34 books (2019–2026)
Start with Come the Apocalypse(By: Frank Zafiro), the first of 34 books in the Grifter's Song series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Come the Apocalypse(By: Frank Zafiro) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Losing Streak(By: Jim Wilsky) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Lost in Middle America(By: Colin Conway) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | People Like Us(By: J.D. Rhoades) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | The Concrete Smile(By: Frank Zafiro) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | The Movie Makers 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | The Whale(By: Lawrence Kelter) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Down Comes the Night(By: Frank Zafiro) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Gone Dead on You(By: Eryk Pruitt) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Still Life with Suitcase(By: Scott Eubanks) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | The Money Block(By: Holly West) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | The Sound of Breaking Bones(By: Eric Beetner) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Upgrade(By: Asa Maria Bradley) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | Dracula Wine(By: David Housewright) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | Open Up Your Heart(By: Carmen Jaramillo) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Ride Like Hell(By: S.A. Cosby) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Rocky Mountain Lie(By: Michael Pool) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | The Alpha Whisperer(By: Frank Zafiro) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | The Down and Out(By: Lawrence Maddox) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | The Reckoner(By: Frank Zafiro) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | The Rule of Thirds(By: Matt Phillips) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Travel Money(By: Jonathan J. Brown) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Concrete and Cocaine(By: Vincent Zandri) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | Dangerous to Know(By: Hilary Davidson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | Diamond Dogs(By: Gabriel Valjan) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | Dusty and Bent(By: Trey R. Barker) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | The Low White Plain(By: Paul J. Garth) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | Good For It(By: T.G. Wolff) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | Into the Dying Sun(By: Frank Zafiro) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 | Madam Tomahawk(By: Nick Kolakowski) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 | Outfoxed(By: Jeffery Hess) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 | Somewhere Outside Salvation(By: James D.F. Hannah) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 | Ghost Image(By: Kat Richardson) 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 | Stealing Paradise(By: Curtis Ippolito) 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Guns + Tacos Series
Likely Complete23 books (2019–2022)
Start with A Beretta, Burritos and Bears(By: James A. Hearn), the first of 23 books in the Guns + Tacos series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Beretta, Burritos and Bears(By: James A. Hearn) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | A Gyro and a Glock(By: Frank Zafiro) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Some Churros and El Burro(By: William Dylan Powell) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Tacos de Cazuela con Smith & Wesson 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Three Brisket Tacos and a Sig Sauer(By: Michael Bracken) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Three Chalupas, Rice, Soda…and a Kimber .45(By: Trey R. Barker) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | A Taco, A T-Bird, A Beretta and One Furious Night(By: Ann Aptaker) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Burritos & Bullets(By: Eric Beetner) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Four Shrimp Tacos and a Walther P38(By: Alec Cizak) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Jalapeño Poppers and a Flare Gun(By: Trey R. Barker,Michael Bracken) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Sopa and a Streetsweeper(By: Ryan Sayles) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | A Smith & Wesson with a Side of Chorizo(By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Chimichangas and a Couple of Glocks(By: David H. Hendrickson) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | Refried Beans and a Snub-Nosed .44(By: Hugh Lessig) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | Two More Tacos, a Beretta .32, and a Pink Butterfly(By: Dave Zeltserman) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Two Steak Taco Combos and a Pair of Sig Sauers(By: Neil S. Plakcy) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Two Tamales, One Tokarev, and a Lifetime of Broken Promises(By: Stacy Woodson) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | A Handful of Chicles and a Custom Nine(By: C.W. Blackwell) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Nachos, a Stun Gun, and a Wedding Ring(By: Karen E. Olson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | No Food, No Drink, Just the Gun(By: Trey R. Barker) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Two Black Bean and Shrimp Quesadillas, and a Pink Ruger LCP(By: Joseph S. Walker) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Two Shrimp Tacos and a .22 Ruger(By: Adam Meyer) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Two Tofu Tacos, a Taurus TX22, a Taycan, and a Ton of Trouble(By: Alan Orloff) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
Harry Ingram Series
Ongoing2 books (2022–2024)
Start with One-Shot Harry and read in order.
Ivan Monk Series
Complete5 books (1994–2004)
Start with Violent Spring, the first of 5 books in the Ivan Monk series.
Low Down Dirty Vote Series
Likely Complete3 books (2018–2022)
Start with Low Down Dirty Vote and read in order.
Martha Chainey Series
Complete3 books (2000–2002)
Start with High Hand and read in order.
Matthew Henson Series
Complete1 book (2020–2020)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Matthew Henson and the Ice Temple of Harlem 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
Noir Nation: International Crime Fiction Series
Complete7 books (2011–2019)
Start with Noir NationNo. 1(By: J.J. Toner,Eddie Vega), the first of 7 books in the Noir Nation: International Crime Fiction series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Noir NationNo. 1(By: J.J. Toner,Eddie Vega) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Noir Nation No. 2(By: Andrew Nette,Eddie Vega) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Noir Nation No. 3: The India Issue(By: Ed Lynskey,Eddie Vega,Suparn Verma,Samrat) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Noir Nation No. 4: The Canada Issue(By: Richard Godwin,Jonathan Sturak,Bianca Bellová,Melodie Campbell,Rob Brunet,Eddie Vega,George Beck,Lauren Cahn,Marina Perezagua,Mary Agnes Fleming,Mike O'Reilly) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Noir Nation No. 5: Jihad and its Metaphors(By: A.J. Sidransky,Frank Sonderborg,Jonathan Sturak,Barbie Wilde,Eddie Vega,George Beck,Diane Vacca,Doug Levy,Lauren Cahn) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Noir Nation No. 6: The Jazz Issue 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Noir Nation No. 7: 1st Golden Fedora Poetry Prize(By: David James Keaton,Barbie Wilde,SimonRowe,J.J. Toner,Bianca Bellová,Eddie Vega,Deborah Pintonelli,Adam Ward,George Perreault,Ava Black) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
Outspoken Authors Series
Ongoing32 books (1984–2026)
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 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  The Human Front(By: Ken MacLeod) 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Lucky Strike(By: Kim Stanley Robinson) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | The Left Left Behind(By: Terry Bisson,Eleanor Arnason) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Mammoths of the Great Plains(By: Eleanor Arnason) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | The Underbelly(With: Eleanor Arnason) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Modem Times 2.0(By: Michael Moorcock,Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow(By: Cory Doctorow,Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | The Wild Girls(By: Ursula K. Le Guin,Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Report from Planet Midnight(By: Nalo Hopkinson,Eleanor Arnason) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Surfing the Gnarl(By: Rudy Rucker) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | New Taboos(By: John Shirley) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials(By: Eleanor Arnason,Paul Krassner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | The Science of Herself(By: Karen Joy Fowler,Eleanor Arnason) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | Raising Hell(By: Norman Spinrad,Eleanor Arnason) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Gypsy(By: Carter Scholz,Eleanor Arnason) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | My Life, My Body(By: Marge Piercy) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be(By: Joe R. Lansdale,Eleanor Arnason) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Fire.(By: Elizabeth Hand,Eleanor Arnason) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | Totalitopia(By: John Crowley) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | The Atheist in the Attic(By: Samuel R. Delany,Eleanor Arnason) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Thoreau's Microscope(By: Michael Blumlein,Eleanor Arnason) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | A City Made of Words(By: Paul Park) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | Talk Like a Man(By: Nisi Shawl) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | The Beatrix Gates(By: Rachel Pollack) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  Big Girl(By: Meg Elison) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Planetbreaker’s Son(By: Nick Mamatas) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | Utopias of the Third Kind(By: Vandana Singh) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | Night Shift(By: Eileen Gunn) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 | The Collapsing Frontier(By: Jonathan Lethem) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 | Not What I Intended(By: Nancy Kress) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 | She is Here(By: Nicola Griffith) 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Peepland Series
Complete5 books (2016–2017)
Start with Peepland #1(With: Christa Faust), the first of 5 books in the Peepland series.
Short Stories/Novellas Series
Complete2 books (2000–2009)
Start with The Sleeping Detective and read in order.
Standalone Novels Series
Ongoing9 books (1999–2024)
Start with The Jook, the first of 9 books in the Standalone Novels series.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Gary Phillips written?
- Gary Phillips has written 322 books across 20 series. Their published works span from 1971 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each Gary Phillips series?
- Here are the first books in Gary Phillips's series: Akashic Drug Chronicles: The Cocaine Chronicles; Akashic Noir: San Francisco Noir; Anthologies: The Shamus Game; Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal: Bass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 1(With: Mel Odom,Andrew Salmon,Derrick Ferguson); Batman Graphic Novels: Tales Of The Demon(By: Dennis O'Neil).
- What order should I read Gary Phillips's books?
- We recommend reading Gary Phillips's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Gary Phillips still writing new books?
- Yes, Gary Phillips has 6 ongoing series: Akashic Noir, Batman Graphic Novels, Grifter's Song, Harry Ingram, Outspoken Authors and 1 more.