L.J. Smith Reading Order

121 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 🇺🇸

3 books (1994–1995)

Start with The Strange Power and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Strange Power 1994Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Passion 1995Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Possessed 1995Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1994–1994)

Start with The Chase and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Chase 1994Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Hunter 1994Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Kill 1994Buy 🇺🇸

9 books (1996–1998)

Start with Dark Angel, the first of 9 books in the Night World series.

#	Title
1	Dark Angel 1996Buy 🇺🇸
2	Daughters of Darkness 1996Buy 🇺🇸
3	Secret Vampire / Night World 1996Buy 🇺🇸
4	Spellbinder 1996Buy 🇺🇸
5	Black Dawn 1997Buy 🇺🇸
6	Huntress 1997Buy 🇺🇸
7	Soulmate 1997Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Chosen 1997Buy 🇺🇸
9	Witchlight 1998Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2009–2009)

#	Title
1	Night World: The Ultimate Fan Guide 2009Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2010–2010)

Start with Ash and Mary-Lynnette: Those Who Favor Fire and read in order.

81 books (1979–2020)

Start with Avalanche(By: Arthur J. Roth), the first of 81 books in the Point Horror series.

#	Title
1	Avalanche(By: Arthur J. Roth) 1979Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Cheerleader / Deadly Offer(By: Caroline B. Cooney) 1985Buy 🇺🇸
3	Blind Date(By: R.L. Stine) 1986Buy 🇺🇸
4	Twisted(By: R.L. Stine) 1987Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Lifeguard(By: Richie Tankersley Cusick) 1988Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Nightmare Man(By: Tessa Krailing) 1988Buy 🇺🇸
7	Beach House(By: R.L. Stine) 1989Buy 🇺🇸
8	My Secret Admirer(By: Carol Ellis) 1989Buy 🇺🇸
9	Party Line(By: A. Bates) 1989Buy 🇺🇸
10	Prom Dress(By: Lael Littke) 1989Buy 🇺🇸
11	The Baby-Sitter(By: R.L. Stine) 1989Buy 🇺🇸
12	April Fools(By: Richie Tankersley Cusick) 1990Buy 🇺🇸
13	Beach Party(By: R.L. Stine) 1990Buy 🇺🇸
14	Funhouse(By: Diane Hoh) 1990Buy 🇺🇸
15	The Boyfriend(By: R.L. Stine) 1990Buy 🇺🇸
16	The Foggiest(By: David Belbin) 1990Buy 🇺🇸
17	Sister Dearest(By: D.E. Athkins) 1991Buy 🇺🇸
18	The Accident(By: Diane Hoh) 1991Buy 🇺🇸
19	The Baby-Sitter II(By: R.L. Stine) 1991Buy 🇺🇸
20	The Girlfriend(By: R.L. Stine) 1991Buy 🇺🇸
21	The Snowman(By: R.L. Stine) 1991Buy 🇺🇸
22	Fatal Secrets(By: Richie Tankersley Cusick) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
23	Freeze Tag(By: Caroline B. Cooney) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
24	Hit And Run(By: R.L. Stine) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
25	Mirror, Mirror(By: D.E. Athkins) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
26	The Cemetery(By: D.E. Athkins) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
27	The Fever(By: Diane Hoh) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
28	The Invitation(By: Diane Hoh) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
29	The Perfume(By: Caroline B. Cooney) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
30	The Ripper(By: D.E. Athkins) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
31	The Train(By: Diane Hoh) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
32	The Waitress(By: Sinclair Smith) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
33	The Window(By: Carol Ellis) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
34	Dream Date(By: Sinclair Smith) 1993Buy 🇺🇸
35	Halloween Night(By: R.L. Stine) 1993Buy 🇺🇸
36	The Baby-Sitter 3(By: R.L. Stine) 1993Buy 🇺🇸
37	The Dead Girlfriend(By: R.L. Stine) 1993Buy 🇺🇸
38	The Hitchhiker(By: R.L. Stine) 1993Buy 🇺🇸
39	The Phantom(By: Barbara Steiner) 1993Buy 🇺🇸
40	The Stranger(By: Caroline B. Cooney) 1993Buy 🇺🇸
41	Call Waiting(By: R.L. Stine) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
42	Camp Fear(By: Carol Ellis) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
43	Driver's Dead(By: Peter Lerangis) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
44	Halloween Night II(By: R.L. Stine) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
45	I Saw You That Night!(By: R.L. Stine) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
46	Silent Witness(By: Carol Ellis) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
47	The Chase 1994Buy 🇺🇸
48	The Diary / Let Me Tell You how I Died(By: Sinclair Smith) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
49	The Hunter 1994Buy 🇺🇸
50	The Kill 1994Buy 🇺🇸
51	The Watcher(By: Lael Littke) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
52	The Witness(By: R.L. Stine) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
53	The Yearbook(By: Peter Lerangis) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
54	Twins(By: Caroline B. Cooney) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
55	Amnesia(By: Sinclair Smith) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
56	Blood Curse(By: Janice Harrell) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
57	Hide and Seek(By: Jane McFann) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
58	Night School(By: Caroline B. Cooney) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
59	The Babysitter IV(By: R.L. Stine) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
60	The Body(By: Carol Ellis) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
61	The Boy Next Door(By: Sinclair Smith) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
62	The Claw(By: Carmen Adams) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
63	The Mummy(By: Barbara Steiner) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
64	The Surfer(By: Linda Cargill) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
65	Double Date(By: Sinclair Smith) 1996Buy 🇺🇸
66	Prom Date(By: Diane Hoh) 1996Buy 🇺🇸
67	Second Sight(By: Sinclair Smith) 1996Buy 🇺🇸
68	Spring Break(By: Barbara Steiner) 1996Buy 🇺🇸
69	Sweet Sixteen(By: Francesca Jeffries) 1996Buy 🇺🇸
70	The Bride(By: D.E. Athkins) 1996Buy 🇺🇸
71	The Stalker(By: Carol Ellis) 1996Buy 🇺🇸
72	Homecoming Queen(By: John Hall) 1997Buy 🇺🇸
73	Mysterious Christmas Tales(By: Gillian Cross,Robert Swindells,Susan Price) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
74	Demon(By: Samantha Lee) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
75	X-Isle(By: Peter Lerangis) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
76	Return to X-Isle(By: Peter Lerangis) 2004Buy 🇺🇸
77	The Dark 2(By: Linda Cargill) 2004Buy 🇺🇸
78	Defriended(By: Ruth Baron) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
79	Identity Theft(By: Anna Davies) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
80	Wickedpedia(By: Chris Van Etten) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
81	The Dark: v. 1(By: Linda Cargill) 2020Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (1992–2013)

Start with The Captive, the first of 6 books in the The Secret Circle series.

#	Title
1	The Captive 1992Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Initiation 1992Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Power 1992Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Divide 2012Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Hunt 2012Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Temptation 2013Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (1991–1991)

Start with Dark Reunion, the first of 4 books in the The Vampire Diaries series.

#	Title
1	Dark Reunion 1991Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Awakening 1991Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Fury 1991Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Struggle 1991Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (2010–2012)

Start with Origins, the first of 6 books in the The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries series.

#	Title
1	Origins 2010Buy 🇺🇸
2	Bloodlust 2011Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Craving 2011Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Ripper 2011Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Asylum 2012Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Compelled 2012Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2011–2012)

Start with Moonsong and read in order.

#	Title
1	Moonsong 2011Buy 🇺🇸
2	Phantom 2011Buy 🇺🇸
3	Destiny Rising 2012Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2009–2011)

Start with Nightfall and read in order.

#	Title
1	Nightfall 2009Buy 🇺🇸
2	Shadow Souls 2010Buy 🇺🇸
3	Midnight 2011Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2013–2014)

Start with Unseen and read in order.

#	Title
1	Unseen 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	Unspoken 2013Buy 🇺🇸
3	Unmasked 2014Buy 🇺🇸

8 books (2010–2014)

Start with An Untold Tale: Elena's Christmas, the first of 8 books in the Vampire Diaries Fan Fiction & Extras series.

2 books (1987–1990)

Start with The Night of the Solstice and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Night of the Solstice 1987Buy 🇺🇸
2	Heart of Valor 1990Buy 🇺🇸