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Joseph Hansen Books in Order
Joseph Hansen is an American author of mysteries, celebrated for his nuanced exploration of the human experience. Born in 1923, Hansen's life took a formative turn in 1936 with his family's relocation to a California citrus farm. Prior to publishing under his own name, Hansen crafted poetry for The New Yorker in the 1950s and worked as an editor for prominent gay magazines, ONE and Tangents, in the 1960s. As Rose Brock and James Colton, he penned five novels and a collection of short stories before introducing his iconic protagonist, Dave Brandstetter, in Fadeout (1970). This groundbreaking novel launched a series of twelve novels, cementing Hansen's reputation as a masterful storyteller. His work has been recognized with the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Joseph Hansen's book series? Joseph Hansen has written 5 book series. The most notable is the Akashic Noir series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Joseph Hansen
- #1
San Francisco Noir(2002) - #2
Seattle Noir(2003) - #3
Bronx Noir(2003) - #4
Brooklyn Noir(2004) - #5
Brooklyn Noir 2(2005) - #6
Chicago Noir(2005) - #7
Dublin Noir(2005) - #8
Manhattan Noir(2006) - #9
Miami Noir(2006) - #10
D.C. Noir(2006) - #11
Baltimore Noir(2006) - #12
Twin Cities Noir(2006) - #13
London Noir(2006) - #14
New Orleans Noir(2007) - #15
Los Angeles Noir(2007) - #16
Wall Street Noir(2007) - #17
Havana Noir(2007) - #18
Detroit Noir(2007) - #19
Queens Noir(2008) - #20
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth(2008) - #21
Toronto Noir(2008) - #22
Las Vegas Noir(2008) - #23
Trinidad Noir(2008) - #24
D.C. Noir 2(2008) - #25
Manhattan Noir 2(2008) - #26
Paris Noir(2008) - #27
Istanbul Noir(2008) - #28
Boston Noir(2009) - #29
Rome Noir(2009) - #30
San Francisco Noir 2(2009) - #31
Portland Noir(2009) - #32
Delhi Noir(2009) - #33
Phoenix Noir(2009) - #34
Los Angeles Noir 2(2010) - #35
Mexico City Noir(2010) - #36
Richmond Noir(2010) - #37
Orange County Noir(2010) - #38
Indian Country Noir(2010) - #39
Moscow Noir(2010) - #40
Lone Star Noir(2010) - #41
Philadelphia Noir(2010) - #42
Haiti Noir(2010) - #43
Copenhagen Noir(2010) - #44
Pittsburgh Noir(2011) - #45
San Diego Noir(2011) - #46
Barcelona Noir(2011) - #47
Cape Cod Noir(2011) - #48
New Jersey Noir(2011) - #49
Staten Island Noir(2012) - #50When They Are Done With Us(2012)
- #51
Mumbai Noir(2012) - #52
Long Island Noir(2012) - #53
Venice Noir(2012) - #54
Kingston Noir(2012) - #55
St. Petersburg Noir(2012) - #56
Kansas City Noir(2012) - #57
Boston Noir 2(2012) - #58
USA Noir(2013) - #59
Manila Noir(2013) - #60
Buffalo Noir(2013) - #61
Dallas Noir(2013) - #62
Haiti Noir 2(2013) - #63
Singapore Noir(2014) - #64
Prison Noir(2014) - #65
Tel Aviv Noir(2014) - #66
Tehran Noir(2014) - #67
Belfast Noir(2014) - #68
Helsinki Noir(2014) - #69
Rio Noir(2014) - #70
Providence Noir(2015) - #71
Chicago Noir: The Classics(2015) - #72
Memphis Noir(2015) - #73
Zagreb Noir(2015) - #74
Marseille Noir(2015) - #75
Beirut Noir(2015) - #76
New Orleans Noir: The Classics(2016) - #77
Stockholm Noir(2016) - #78
Brussels Noir(2016) - #79
Mississippi Noir(2016) - #80
St. Louis Noir(2016) - #81
Prague Noir(2016) - #82
San Juan Noir(2016) - #83
Oakland Noir(2017) - #84
Trinidad Noir: The Classics(2017) - #85
Atlanta Noir(2017) - #86
New Haven Noir(2017) - #87
Montana Noir(2017) - #88
Buenos Aires Noir(2017) - #89
Montreal Noir(2017) - #90
Berlin Noir(2018) - #91
São Paulo Noir(2018) - #92
Santa Cruz Noir(2018) - #93
Lagos Noir(2018) - #94
Marrakech Noir(2018) - #95
Baghdad Noir(2018) - #96
Vancouver Noir(2018) - #97
Sydney Noir(2018) - #98
Hong Kong Noir(2018) - #99
Amsterdam Noir(2019) - #100
Milwaukee Noir(2019) - #101
Houston Noir(2019) - #102
Nairobi Noir(2020) - #103
Columbus Noir(2020) - #104
Santa Fe Noir(2020) - #105
Alabama Noir(2020) - #106
Berkeley Noir(2020) - #107
Addis Ababa Noir(2020) - #108
Tampa Bay Noir(2020) - #109
Miami Noir: The Classics(2020) - #110
Accra Noir(2020) - #111
Belgrade Noir(2020) - #112
Palm Springs Noir(2021) - #113
Paris Noir: The Suburbs(2022) - #114
Denver Noir(2022) - #115
South Central Noir(2022) - #116
Cleveland Noir(2023) - #117
East Jerusalem Noir(2023) - #118
West Jerusalem Noir(2023) - #119
Honolulu Noir(2024) - #120
Sacramento Noir(2025) - #121
Hamburg Noir(2025)
- #1
Bohannon's Book(1988) - #2
Bohannon's Country(1993) - #3
Bohannon's Women(2002)
- #1Fadeout(1970)
- #2Death Claims(1973)
- #3Troublemaker(1975)
- #4The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of(1978)
- #5Skinflick(1979)
- #6
Gravedigger(1982) - #7Nightwork(1984)
- #8
Brandstetter and Other Stories(1984) - #9
The Little Dog Laughed(1986) - #10
Early Graves(1987) - #11
Obedience(1989) - #12
The Boy Who Was Buried This Morning(1990) - #13A Country of Old Men(1991)
- #1
Living Upstairs(1993) - #2
Jack of Hearts(1996) - #3The Cutbank Path(2002)
- #1
Lost on Twilight Road (As: James Colton)(1964) - #2
Strange Marriage (As: James Colton)(1965) - #3Gard (As: James Colton)(1969)
- #4
Hang-up (As: James Colton)(1969) - #5
The Outward Side (As: James Colton)(1971) - #6
Longleaf (As: Rose Brock)(1974) - #7
Tarn House (As: Rose Brock)(1975) - #8
One Foot in the Boat(1977) - #9
A Smile in His Lifetime(1981) - #10
Backtrack(1982) - #11
Job's Year(1983) - #12
Pretty Boy Dead / Known Homosexual(1984) - #13
Steps Going Down(1985) - #14
Todd (As: James Colton)(1995) - #15
A Few Doors West of Hope(1998) - #16Merely Players(1987)
- #17
The Corrupter and other stories (As: James Colton)(1968) - #18
Blood Snow and Classic Cars(2000)
About Joseph Hansen
Joseph Hansen is an American author of mysteries, celebrated for his nuanced exploration of the human experience. Born in 1923, Hansen's life took a formative turn in 1936 with his family's relocation to a California citrus farm. Prior to publishing under his own name, Hansen crafted poetry for The New Yorker in the 1950s and worked as an editor for prominent gay magazines, ONE and Tangents, in the 1960s. As Rose Brock and James Colton, he penned five novels and a collection of short stories before introducing his iconic protagonist, Dave Brandstetter, in Fadeout (1970). This groundbreaking novel launched a series of twelve novels, cementing Hansen's reputation as a masterful storyteller. His work has been recognized with the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992.
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