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Nancy Pickard Books in Order
Nancy Pickard is a celebrated American crime novelist. With a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, she embarked on a writing career at the age of 35. A multiple award-winning author, she has garnered five Macavity Awards, four Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, and a Shamus Award, making her the only author to achieve this distinction. Her 2007 novel, <i>The Virgin of Small Plains</i>, garnered an Agatha Award, solidifying her reputation as a master of the genre. Additionally, Pickard served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America, further cementing her influence within the literary community.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Nancy Pickard's book series? Nancy Pickard has written 7 book series. The most notable is the Akashic Noir series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Nancy Pickard
- #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 Cooking School Murders (By: Virginia Rich)(1982) - #2
The Baked Bean Supper Murders (By: Virginia Rich)(1983) - #3
The Nantucket Diet Murders (By: Virginia Rich)(1985) - #4
The 27-Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders(1992) - #5
The Blue Corn Murders(1998) - #6
The Secret Ingredient Murders(2001)
- #1
Generous Death(1984) - #2
Say No to Murder(1985) - #3
No Body(1986) - #4
Marriage Is Murder(1987) - #5
Dead Crazy(1988) - #6
Bum Steer(1990) - #7
I.O.U.(1992) - #8
But I Wouldn't Want to Die There(1993) - #9
Confession(1994) - #10
Twilight(1996)
- #1
The Whole Truth(2000) - #2Ring of Truth(2001)
- #3The Truth Hurts(2002)
- #1
Catnap / Cat in an Alphabet Soup (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(1992) - #2
Pussyfoot / Cat in an Aqua Storm (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(1993) - #3
Cat On A Blue Monday (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(1994) - #4
Cat in a Crimson Haze (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(1995) - #5
Cat in a Diamond Dazzle (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(1996) - #6
Cat with an Emerald Eye (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(1997) - #7
Cat in a Flamingo Fedora (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(1997) - #8
Cat in a Golden Garland (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(1997) - #9
Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(1998) - #10
Cat in an Indigo Mood (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(1999) - #11
Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(1999) - #12
Cat in a Kiwi Con (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2000) - #13
Cat in a Leopard Spot (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2001) - #14
Cat in a Midnight Choir (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2002) - #15
Cat in a Neon Nightmare (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2003) - #16
Midnight Louie In Something Fishy (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2003) - #17
Cat in an Orange Twist (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2004) - #18
Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2005) - #19
Cat in a Quicksilver Caper (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2006) - #20
Cat in a Red Hot Rage (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2007) - #21
Cat in a Sapphire Slipper (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2008) - #22
Cat in a Topaz Tango (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2009) - #23
Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2010) - #24
Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2011) - #25
Fruit of the Tomb (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2012) - #26
Cat in a White Tie and Tails (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2012) - #27
Cat in an Alien X-Ray (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2013) - #28
Cat in a Yellow Spotlight (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2014) - #29
Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2015) - #30
Cat in an Alphabet Endgame (By: Carole Nelson Douglas)(2016) - #31
Sisters in Crime 2(1990) - #32
Deadly Allies(1992) - #33
Great Mystery Series: Top Female Sleuths(1993) - #34
Dark Crimes 2(1993) - #35
Malice Domestic 3(1994) - #36
Murder, They Wrote(1997) - #37
Vengeance is Hers(1997) - #38
The Plot Thickens(1997) - #39
Funny Bones: 15 New Tales of Murder and Mayhem(1997) - #40
The Night Awakens(1998) - #41
Eleventh Annual Collection(1998) - #42
Mom, Apple Pie and Murder(1999) - #43
Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas(1999) - #44The First Lady Murders(1999)
- #45Diagnosis Dead(1999)
- #46
Unholy Orders(2000) - #47
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2(2000) - #48
Malice Domestic 10(2001) - #49Naked Came the Phoenix(2001)
- #50
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3(2002) - #51
Thou Shalt Not Kill(2005) - #52
Deadly Housewives(2006) - #53
By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year(2010) - #54Mysterious Writers: The Many Facets of Mystery Writing(2010)
- #55
Manhattan Mayhem(2015) - #56
Silent Night, Deadly Night(2016) - #57
Malice Domestic 13: Mystery Most Geographical(2018) - #58The first novel in the series(1984)
- #1
Seven Steps on the Writer's Path (With: Lynn Lott)(2003) - #2
Bigger Better Braver(2020)
- #1
The Virgin of Small Plains(2006) - #2
The Scent of Rain and Lightning(2010) - #3
Afraid All the Time(1989) - #4Dust Devil(1991)
- #5Out of Africa(1999)
- #6There is No Crime on Easter Island(2005)
- #7A Nice Old Guy(2008)
- #8
Storm Warnings(1999)
About Nancy Pickard
Nancy Pickard is a celebrated American crime novelist. With a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, she embarked on a writing career at the age of 35. A multiple award-winning author, she has garnered five Macavity Awards, four Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, and a Shamus Award, making her the only author to achieve this distinction. Her 2007 novel, <i>The Virgin of Small Plains</i>, garnered an Agatha Award, solidifying her reputation as a master of the genre. Additionally, Pickard served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America, further cementing her influence within the literary community.
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