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Walter Mosley Books in Order
Walter Mosley is a prolific author whose diverse works span multiple genres, captivating readers worldwide. He is renowned for his bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins, as well as numerous other novels and monographs that delve into literary fiction, science fiction, and young adult themes. Mosley's short fiction has been widely published in prominent magazines, including the New York Times Magazine and the Nation. His nonfiction pieces have earned him recognition, while his fiction has garnered numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, a Grammy, and PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award. Mosley continues to write and live in New York City, maintaining a profound influence on contemporary literature.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Walter Mosley's book series? Walter Mosley has written 11 book series. The most notable is the Akashic Noir series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Walter Mosley
- #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
The Gift of Fire and On the Head of a Pin(2012) - #2
Merge(2012) - #3
Disciple(2012) - #4
Stepping Stone and Love Machine(2013)
- #1
Devil in a Blue Dress(1990) - #2A Red Death(1991)
- #3
White Butterfly(1992) - #4Black Betty(1994)
- #5A Little Yellow Dog(1996)
- #6Gone Fishin'(1997)
- #7
Bad Boy Brawly Brown(2001) - #8Six Easy Pieces(2003)
- #9
Little Scarlet(2004) - #10Cinnamon Kiss(2005)
- #11
Blonde Faith(2007) - #12
Little Green(2013) - #13Rose Gold(2014)
- #14
Charcoal Joe(2016) - #15
Blood Grove(2021) - #16
Farewell, Amethystine(2024) - #17
Gray Dawn(2025)
- #1
Fearless Jones(2001) - #2Fear Itself(2003)
- #3
Fear of the Dark(2006)
- #1
The Thing: The Next Big Thing(2022)
- #1
Down the River unto the Sea(2018) - #2
Every Man a King(2023) - #3
Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right(2025)
- #1The Long Fall(2009)
- #2Known to Evil(2010)
- #3Karma(2010)
- #4When the Thrill Is Gone(2011)
- #5All I Did Was Shoot My Man(2012)
- #6
And Sometimes I Wonder About You(2015) - #7
Trouble Is What I Do(2020)
- #1
Workin' on the Chain Gang(2000) - #2
What Next(2003) - #3Life Out of Context(2005)
- #4
This Year You Write Your Novel(2007) - #5
Twelve Steps Toward Political Revelation(2011) - #6
Folding the Red Into the Black(2016) - #7
The Elements of Fiction Writing(2019) - #8
The Fall of Heaven(2011) - #9Book Series In Order(19)
- #1Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned(1997)
- #2
Walkin' the Dog(1999) - #3
The Right Mistake(2008)
- #1
RL's Dream(1995) - #2Blue Light(1998)
- #3
The Greatest(2000) - #4The Man in My Basement(2004)
- #5
The Wave(2005) - #6Diablerie(2006)
- #7
Fortunate Son(2006) - #8
Killing Johnny Fry(2006) - #9
The Tempest Tales(2008) - #10The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey(2009)
- #11
Parishioner(2012) - #12
Odyssey(2013) - #13
Inside a Silver Box(2015) - #14
The Further Tales of Tempest Landry(2015) - #15
John Woman(2018) - #16
Touched(2023) - #17
The Watt’s Lion(1993) - #18
Whispers in the Dark(2000) - #19
Jack Strong(2014) - #20Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore(2014)
- #21
Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large(2016) - #22Futureland(2001)
- #23
The Awkward Black Man(2020)
- #1
Transgressions, Vol. 2 (By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris)(2006) - #2
Transgressions, Vol. 3 (By: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,John Farris)(2006) - #3
Transgressions, Vol. 4 (By: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain)(2006) - #4The New Mystery(1993)
- #5The Plot Thickens(1997)
- #6
The Best American Mystery Stories 1998(1998) - #7
A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora(2000) - #8
Writers on Writing(2001) - #9
Writing Los Angeles(2002) - #10
The Best American Short Stories 2003(2003) - #11
The Best American Mystery Stories 2003(2003) - #12
Reading the Bones(2004) - #13
Dangerous Women(2005) - #14
Transgressions(2005) - #15
The Darker Mask(2008) - #16
Freedom(2009) - #17
The Civil Rights Reader(2009) - #18
Black Pulp(2013) - #19
The Obama Inheritance(2017) - #20
California Schemin'(2020) - #21
Crime Hits Home(2022) - #22
New Suns 2(2023)
About Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley is a prolific author whose diverse works span multiple genres, captivating readers worldwide. He is renowned for his bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins, as well as numerous other novels and monographs that delve into literary fiction, science fiction, and young adult themes. Mosley's short fiction has been widely published in prominent magazines, including the New York Times Magazine and the Nation. His nonfiction pieces have earned him recognition, while his fiction has garnered numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, a Grammy, and PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award. Mosley continues to write and live in New York City, maintaining a profound influence on contemporary literature.
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