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L.J. Smith Books in Order
L.J. Smith is the New York Times #1 Bestselling author of The Vampire Diaries, The Secret Circle, The Forbidden Game, Dark Visions, Wildworld, and Night World series. She has penned over two dozen books for children and young adults, each one a labor of love. Based in the Bay Area of California, L.J. draws inspiration from her lush surroundings, where a vibrant garden bursting with roses and other flowers serves as her serene sanctuary. A nature enthusiast, she often escapes to a secluded cabin in the Point Reyes National Seashore, where she can hike through forests, walk along beaches, and connect with the great outdoors. Her eclectic interests include collecting angels, antique boxes, and rare children's literature. A passionate advocate for strong female characters, L.J. is also a part of the Velociraptor Sisterhood, a community of readers and writers who share her enthusiasm for empowering women in literature.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of L.J. Smith's book series? L.J. Smith has written 13 book series. The most notable is the Akashic Noir series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by L.J. Smith
- #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 Strange Power(1994) - #2
The Possessed(1995) - #3
The Passion(1995)
- #1
The Hunter(1994) - #2
The Chase(1994) - #3
The Kill(1994)
- #1
Secret Vampire / Night World(1996) - #2
Daughters of Darkness(1996) - #3
Spellbinder(1996) - #4
Dark Angel(1996) - #5
The Chosen(1997) - #6
Soulmate(1997) - #7
Huntress(1997) - #8
Black Dawn(1997) - #9
Witchlight(1998) - #10
Strange Fate(2012)
- #1Night World: The Ultimate Fan Guide(2009)
- #1
Avalanche (By: Arthur J. Roth)(1979) - #2
The Cheerleader / Deadly Offer (By: Caroline B. Cooney)(1985) - #3
Blind Date (By: R.L. Stine)(1986) - #4
Twisted (By: R.L. Stine)(1987) - #5
The Nightmare Man (By: Tessa Krailing)(1988) - #6
The Lifeguard (By: Richie Tankersley Cusick)(1988) - #7
Beach House (By: R.L. Stine)(1989) - #8
Party Line (By: A. Bates)(1989) - #9
Prom Dress (By: Lael Littke)(1989) - #10
The Baby-Sitter (By: R.L. Stine)(1989) - #11
My Secret Admirer (By: Carol Ellis)(1989) - #12
April Fools (By: Richie Tankersley Cusick)(1990) - #13
Funhouse (By: Diane Hoh)(1990) - #14
Beach Party (By: R.L. Stine)(1990) - #15
The Boyfriend (By: R.L. Stine)(1990) - #16
The Foggiest (By: David Belbin)(1990) - #17
The Baby-Sitter II (By: R.L. Stine)(1991) - #18
The Snowman (By: R.L. Stine)(1991) - #19
The Accident (By: Diane Hoh)(1991) - #20
Sister Dearest (By: D.E. Athkins)(1991) - #21
The Girlfriend (By: R.L. Stine)(1991) - #22
Freeze Tag (By: Caroline B. Cooney)(1992) - #23
The Window (By: Carol Ellis)(1992) - #24
Fatal Secrets (By: Richie Tankersley Cusick)(1992) - #25
The Perfume (By: Caroline B. Cooney)(1992) - #26
The Invitation (By: Diane Hoh)(1992) - #27
Mirror, Mirror (By: D.E. Athkins)(1992) - #28
The Fever (By: Diane Hoh)(1992) - #29
Hit And Run (By: R.L. Stine)(1992) - #30
The Train (By: Diane Hoh)(1992) - #31
The Ripper (By: D.E. Athkins)(1992) - #32
The Cemetery (By: D.E. Athkins)(1992) - #33
The Waitress (By: Sinclair Smith)(1992) - #34
Halloween Night (By: R.L. Stine)(1993) - #35
Dream Date (By: Sinclair Smith)(1993) - #36
The Baby-Sitter 3 (By: R.L. Stine)(1993) - #37
The Dead Girlfriend (By: R.L. Stine)(1993) - #38
The Hitchhiker (By: R.L. Stine)(1993) - #39
The Phantom (By: Barbara Steiner)(1993) - #40
The Stranger (By: Caroline B. Cooney)(1993) - #41
The Yearbook (By: Peter Lerangis)(1994) - #42
Twins (By: Caroline B. Cooney)(1994) - #43The Hunter(1994)
- #44
Silent Witness (By: Carol Ellis)(1994) - #45
Call Waiting (By: R.L. Stine)(1994) - #46
The Watcher (By: Lael Littke)(1994) - #47
Halloween Night II (By: R.L. Stine)(1994) - #48
The Chase(1994) - #49
The Diary / Let Me Tell You how I Died (By: Sinclair Smith)(1994) - #50
I Saw You That Night! (By: R.L. Stine)(1994) - #51The Kill(1994)
- #52
The Witness (By: R.L. Stine)(1994) - #53
Driver's Dead (By: Peter Lerangis)(1994) - #54
Camp Fear (By: Carol Ellis)(1994) - #55
Night School (By: Caroline B. Cooney)(1995) - #56
The Babysitter IV (By: R.L. Stine)(1995) - #57
The Boy Next Door (By: Sinclair Smith)(1995) - #58
The Body (By: Carol Ellis)(1995) - #59
The Mummy (By: Barbara Steiner)(1995) - #60
The Surfer (By: Linda Cargill)(1995) - #61
Hide and Seek (By: Jane McFann)(1995) - #62
Blood Curse (By: Janice Harrell)(1995) - #63
The Claw (By: Carmen Adams)(1995) - #64
Amnesia (By: Sinclair Smith)(1995) - #65
Spring Break (By: Barbara Steiner)(1996) - #66
The Stalker (By: Carol Ellis)(1996) - #67
Prom Date (By: Diane Hoh)(1996) - #68
The Bride (By: D.E. Athkins)(1996) - #69
Sweet Sixteen (By: Francesca Jeffries)(1996) - #70
Double Date (By: Sinclair Smith)(1996) - #71
Second Sight (By: Sinclair Smith)(1996) - #72
Homecoming Queen (By: John Hall)(1997) - #73
Mysterious Christmas Tales (By: Gillian Cross,Robert Swindells,Susan Price)(1999) - #74
X-Isle (By: Peter Lerangis)(2003) - #75
Demon (By: Samantha Lee)(2003) - #76
The Dark 2 (By: Linda Cargill)(2004) - #77
Return to X-Isle (By: Peter Lerangis)(2004) - #78
Defriended (By: Ruth Baron)(2013) - #79
Identity Theft (By: Anna Davies)(2013) - #80
Wickedpedia (By: Chris Van Etten)(2014) - #81
The Dark: v. 1 (By: Linda Cargill)(2020)
- #1
The Initiation(1992) - #2
The Captive(1992) - #3
The Power(1992) - #4
The Divide(2012) - #5
The Hunt(2012) - #6
The Temptation(2013)
- #1
The Awakening(1991) - #2The Struggle(1991)
- #3The Fury(1991)
- #4
Dark Reunion(1991)
- #1
Origins(2010) - #2
Bloodlust(2011) - #3
The Craving(2011) - #4
The Ripper(2011) - #5
The Asylum(2012) - #6
The Compelled(2012)
- #1
Phantom(2011) - #2
Moonsong(2011) - #3
Destiny Rising(2012)
- #1
Nightfall(2009) - #2
Shadow Souls(2010) - #3Midnight(2011)
- #1
Unseen(2013) - #2
Unspoken(2013) - #3
Unmasked(2014)
- #1The Night of the Solstice(1987)
- #2
Heart of Valor(1990)
About L.J. Smith
L.J. Smith is the New York Times #1 Bestselling author of The Vampire Diaries, The Secret Circle, The Forbidden Game, Dark Visions, Wildworld, and Night World series. She has penned over two dozen books for children and young adults, each one a labor of love. Based in the Bay Area of California, L.J. draws inspiration from her lush surroundings, where a vibrant garden bursting with roses and other flowers serves as her serene sanctuary. A nature enthusiast, she often escapes to a secluded cabin in the Point Reyes National Seashore, where she can hike through forests, walk along beaches, and connect with the great outdoors. Her eclectic interests include collecting angels, antique boxes, and rare children's literature. A passionate advocate for strong female characters, L.J. is also a part of the Velociraptor Sisterhood, a community of readers and writers who share her enthusiasm for empowering women in literature.
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