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Howard Owen Books in Order
Howard Owen is a renowned American author and journalist, known for his captivating crime novels. Born on March 1, 1949, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1971 with a degree in journalism. He later earned a master's degree in English from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1981. As a seasoned journalist, Owen spent 44 years as a newspaper reporter and editor. He shares his life with his wife, Karen Van Neste Owen, a former publisher, in Richmond, Virginia. Owen's notable works include his debut novel "Littlejohn," which won critical acclaim and sold over 50,000 copies worldwide, including translations in Japanese, French, and Korean. His subsequent novels, "Fat Lightning" and "Answers to Lucky," further solidified his reputation in the literary world, with "Fat Lightning" receiving a starred review from Publishers' Weekly. His crime novel "Oregon Hill" earned him The Dashiell Hammett Prize, cementing his status as a prominent figure in the crime literature genre.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Howard Owen's book series? Howard Owen has written 4 book series. The most notable is the Akashic Noir series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Howard Owen
- #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
Littlejohn(1992) - #2Rock of Ages(2007)
- #1
Fat Lightning(1994) - #2Answers to Lucky(1996)
- #3
The Measured Man(1997) - #4
Harry and Ruth(2000) - #5The Rail(2002)
- #6Turn Signal(2004)
- #7Reckoning(2010)
- #8
Annie's Bones(2018)
- #1
Oregon Hill(2012) - #2
The Philadelphia Quarry(2013) - #3
Parker Field(2014) - #4
The Bottom(2015) - #5
Grace(2016) - #6
The Devil's Triangle(2017) - #7
Scuffletown(2019) - #8
Evergreen(2019) - #9
Belle Isle(2020) - #10
Jordan's Branch(2021) - #11
Monument(2021)
About Howard Owen
Howard Owen is a renowned American author and journalist, known for his captivating crime novels. Born on March 1, 1949, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1971 with a degree in journalism. He later earned a master's degree in English from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1981. As a seasoned journalist, Owen spent 44 years as a newspaper reporter and editor. He shares his life with his wife, Karen Van Neste Owen, a former publisher, in Richmond, Virginia. Owen's notable works include his debut novel "Littlejohn," which won critical acclaim and sold over 50,000 copies worldwide, including translations in Japanese, French, and Korean. His subsequent novels, "Fat Lightning" and "Answers to Lucky," further solidified his reputation in the literary world, with "Fat Lightning" receiving a starred review from Publishers' Weekly. His crime novel "Oregon Hill" earned him The Dashiell Hammett Prize, cementing his status as a prominent figure in the crime literature genre.
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