Lisa Unger Reading Order

121 books (2002–2025)

The Akashic Noir series is an extensive collection of 121 mystery and thriller anthologies that began in 2002 and continues to the present day. Each installment focuses on a different city or region, featuring noir-themed short stories that explore the darker underbelly of that locale. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with San Francisco Noir, and is still actively expanding with new volumes regularly added to the collection.

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

3 books (2010–2021)

Lisa Unger edited three mystery and thriller anthologies between 2010 and 2021, featuring contributions from various authors in the genre. The series consists of Florida Heat Wave, Inherit the Dead, and When a Stranger Comes to Town, which should be read in publication order. Though no additional entries have been announced, the series appears to be complete.

Start with Florida Heat Wave and read in order.

#	Title
1	Florida Heat Wave 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Inherit the Dead 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	When a Stranger Comes to Town 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

40 books (2012–2022)

Bibliomysteries is an anthology series of 40 mystery and thriller stories published between 2012 and 2022, each written by a different author and centered around books, libraries, or literary themes. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver. Contributors include acclaimed mystery writers such as William Link, C.J. Box, Nelson DeMille, Laura Lippman, and many others, making this an ideal collection for readers who enjoy short mystery fiction with literary connections.

Start with An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 40 books in the Bibliomysteries series.

#	Title
1	An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Scroll(By: Anne Perry) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Haze(By: James W. Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Dark Door 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2018–2018)

Dark Corners is a complete mystery and thriller series comprising seven books published in 2018. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Hannah-Beast and concluding with There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed. Each installment explores different dark and unsettling stories within the framework of this literary thriller collection.

Start with Hannah-Beast(By: Jennifer McMahon), the first of 7 books in the Dark Corners series.

4 books (2021–2021)

The House of Crows series by Lisa Unger comprises four mystery and literary thriller novels released beginning in 2021. The series appears to be complete with its final entry, Love the Way You Lie. These interconnected books should be read in publication order: All My Darkest Impulses, Circling the Drain, Fog Descending, and Love the Way You Lie.

Start with All My Darkest Impulses, the first of 4 books in the House of Crows series.

6 books (2020–2020)

The Hush Collection is a complete mystery and thriller series consisting of six books published in 2020, edited by Lisa Unger. Each standalone novella in the collection is written by a different acclaimed author, including Jeffery Deaver, Laura Lippman, Ruth Ware, Alison Gaylin, and Oyinkan Braithwaite, alongside Unger herself. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Buried and concluding with Treasure. This anthology series blends literary fiction with suspenseful storytelling across its interconnected entries.

Start with Buried(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 6 books in the Hush Collection series.

4 books (2002–2005)

The Lydia Strong series consists of four mystery and thriller novels published between 2002 and 2005, beginning with Angel Fire and concluding with Smoke. This complete series should be read in publication order, as each installment builds upon the previous one. The books follow the protagonist through interconnected cases that develop her character and backstory across the span of the quartet.

Start with Angel Fire, the first of 4 books in the Lydia Strong series.

#	Title
1	Angel Fire 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Darkness Gathers 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Twice 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Smoke 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2006–2007)

Lisa Unger's Ridley Jones series consists of two mystery thrillers published between 2006 and 2007. The complete two-book series should be read in publication order, beginning with Beautiful Lies followed by Sliver of Truth. This standalone yet connected pair explores mysteries that intertwine the protagonist's past and present through Unger's signature blend of psychological suspense and literary depth.

Start with Beautiful Lies and read in order.

#	Title
1	Beautiful Lies 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sliver of Truth 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2024–2026)

Lisa Unger's collection of short stories and novellas spans two volumes published between 2024 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. Begin with The Doll's House: A Short Story, then continue to The Kill Clause and The Safe Room in publication order. These mystery and thriller pieces blend literary fiction sensibilities with suspenseful storytelling.

Start with The Doll's House: A Short Story and read in order.

14 books (2008–2027)

Lisa Unger has written thirteen standalone mystery and thriller novels beginning with Black Out in 2008 and continuing through 2026, with the series remaining ongoing. Each book functions as an independent story, though readers should follow publication order to experience Unger's evolving style and storytelling approach across the collection. The series spans from Black Out through the most recent entry, Served Him Right, showcasing the author's range within the mystery and literary fiction genres.

Start with Black Out, the first of 13 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Black Out 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Die for You 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Heartbroken 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Red Hunter 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Under My Skin 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Stranger Inside 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Confessions on the 7:45 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Last Girl Ghosted 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Christmas Presents 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The New Couple in 5B 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Served Him Right 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	She Was Never Here 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2010–2016)

The Hollows is a five-book mystery thriller series by Lisa Unger, published between 2010 and 2016. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Fragile and concluding with Ink and Bone. This complete series blends literary fiction with suspenseful storytelling, offering a interconnected narrative across its five installments.

Start with Fragile, the first of 5 books in the The Hollows series.

#	Title
1	Fragile 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Darkness, My Old Friend 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Crazy Love You 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	In the Blood 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Ink and Bone 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2014–2016)

Lisa Unger's The Whispers series comprises four mystery and literary fiction novels published between 2014 and 2016. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Burning Girl, followed by The Whispers, The Three Sisters, and The Whispering Hollows. Each installment builds upon the previous narrative, creating a interconnected story arc that concludes with the final book.

Start with The Burning Girl, the first of 4 books in the The Whispers series.

5 books (2023–2023)

We Could Be Heroes is a five-book mystery and thriller series that began in 2023 and appears to be complete. The series features contributions from multiple authors including Victor Methos, Lisa Scottoline, J.T. Ellison, and Janelle Brown, and should be read in publication order starting with Kill Night. Each installment stands as its own mystery-thriller narrative while connecting to the broader series arc.

Start with Kill Night(By: Victor Methos), the first of 5 books in the We Could Be Heroes series.