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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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