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L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories series? Start with "Black DahliaWhite Rose (By: Joyce Carol Oates)" (2011) and follow publication order through all 86 books.
The complete L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Black DahliaWhite Rose (By: Joyce Carol Oates)
2011
Alfred Hitchcock's A Choice of Evils
1983
The Eyes Have It
1984
Chapter and Hearse
1985
The Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction
1988
The Perfect Murder
1991
The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1991
1992
Monsters in Our Midst
1993
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1992
1993
Dark Crimes 2
1993
The New Mystery
1993
The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion
1993
The King is Dead: Tales of Elvis Postmortem
1994
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993
1994
Bad Behavior
1995
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1996
1995
Night Screams
1996
First Cases, Volume 1
1996
Win, Lose or Die
1996
Law and Order
1997
The Plot Thickens
1997
First Cases, Volume 2
1997
Crimes of Passion
1997
Mystery's Most Wanted
1997
Hot Blood X
1998
The Best of the Best
1998
Murder on the Run
1998
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1997
1998
The Best American Mystery Stories 1998
1998
Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas
1999
The Best American Mystery Stories 1999
1999
Master's Choice: Mystery Stories by Today's Top Writers and the Masters Who Inspired Them
2000
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century
2000
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1
2000
Opening Shots: Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories
2000
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2
2000
The Best American Mystery Stories 2001
2001
Opening Shots, Vol. II
2001
Tails of Wonder and Imagination
2001
Pulp Masters
2001
The Mighty Johns
2002
Murder Most Merry
2002
Most Wanted
2002
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3
2002
Blood on Their Hands
2003
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4
2003
High Stakes
2003
In the Shadow of the Master
2003
Greatest Hits
2005
Transgressions
2005
These Guns for Hire
2006
Transgressions, Vol. 2
2006
The Best American Mystery Stories 2007
2007
A Prisoner of Memory and 24 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories
2008
L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories
2010
The Sounds Of Crime
2010
The Dark End of the Street
2010
Indian Country Noir
2010
Masters of Noir, Volume One
2010
The Shamus Winners
2010
Masters of Noir, Volume Three
2010
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011
2011
Warriors 3
2011
In Pursuit of Spenser
2012
Obsession: Tales of Irresistible Desire
2012
Psychos
2012
Weasels Ripped My Flesh!: Two-Fisted Stories From Men's Adventure Magazines of the 1950s, '60s & '70s
2013
The Crooked Road, Volume 2
2013
Inherit the Dead
2013
Dangerous Women
2013
Have a NYC 3: New York Short Stories
2014
Dark City Lights: New York Stories (Have a NYC)
2015
Mostly Murder
2016
In Sunlight or In Shadow
2016
Gym Rat & Murder Club
2016
Alive in Shape and Color
2017
Florida Happens
2018
At Home in the Dark
2019
The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe
2020
The Darkling Halls of Ivy
2020
Collectibles
2021
Jewish Noir II: Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds
2021
Playing Games
2023
The Dark Waves of Winter
2023
The Amber Waves of Autumn
2024
Murderers' Row: Original Baseball Mysteries: Volume 1
2025
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