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Peter James Books in Order
Peter James is a UK No. 1 bestselling author known for crafting gripping crime and thriller novels, particularly through the beloved character of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. With 13 Sunday Times No. 1s to his name, he has achieved a remarkable 19 million copies sold worldwide, translated into 37 languages. Renowned for his plot-twisting page-turners, James has cultivated a devoted fan base throughout his illustrious career, which spans writing for TV and producing films. His numerous accolades include over 40 awards, such as the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award, Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger, and a BAFTA nomination for his work as Executive Producer on The Merchant of Venice. Many of his novels have been adapted for film, TV, and stage productions.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Peter James's book series? Peter James has written 8 book series. The most notable is the Akashic Noir series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Peter James
- #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 History Book (By: R.G. Grant)(2010) - #2
The Psychology Book (By: Marcus Weeks,Catherine Collin,Joannah Ginsburg,Nigel C. Benson,Voula Grand,Merrin Lazyan)(2011) - #3
The Astronomy Book (By: DK Publishing)(2012) - #4
The Economics Book (By: Niall Kishtainy)(2012) - #5
The Religions Book (By: Neil Philip,Michael D. Coogan,Paul Freedman,Shulamit Ambalu,Eve Levavi Feinstein,Andrew Stob)(2013) - #6
The Science Book (By: Dan Green,David John,Rob Scott Colson,Camilla Hallinan)(2014) - #7
The Business Book (By: Sam Atkinson)(2014) - #8
The Shakespeare Book (By: Stanley Wells)(2015) - #9
The Politics Book (By: Kate Johnsen,Sam Atkinson)(2015) - #10
The Philosophy Book (By: Will Buckingham)(2015) - #11
The Sociology Book (By: Marcus Weeks,Megan Todd,Mitchell Hobbs,Sam Atkinson,Sarah Tomley,Christopher Thorpe,Chris Yuill)(2015) - #12
The Literature Book (By: Sam Atkinson)(2016) - #13
The Art Book (By: Caroline Bugler)(2017) - #14
The Crime Book(2017) - #15
The Bible Book (By: DK Publishing)(2018) - #16
The Mythology Book (By: Shulamit Ambalu)(2018) - #17
The Classical Music Book (By: Katie Derham)(2018) - #18
The Ecology Book (By: DK Publishing)(2019) - #19
The Maths Book (By: DK Publishing)(2019) - #20
The Sherlock Holmes Book (By: David Stuart Davies,Barry Forshaw)(2019) - #21
The Marvel Book (By: DK Publishing)(2019) - #22
The Crime Book (By: Shanna Hogan)(2019) - #23
The Movie Book (By: Danny Leigh)(2020) - #24
The Physics Book (By: Jim Al-Khalili,Ben Still)(2020) - #25
The Islam Book (By: DK Publishing)(2020) - #26
The Law Book (By: DK Publishing)(2020) - #27
The Star Wars Book (By: Pablo Hidalgo,Cole Horton,Dan Zehr)(2020) - #28
The Medicine Book (By: DK Publishing)(2021) - #29
The Biology Book (By: DK Publishing)(2021) - #30
The DC Book (By: Grant Morrison,Stephen Wiacek)(2021) - #31
The World War II Book (By: DK Publishing)(2022) - #32
The Chemistry Book (By: DK Publishing)(2022) - #33
The LGBTQ+ History Book (By: DK Publishing)(2023) - #34
El libro de la historia LGBTQ+ (By: DK Publishing)(2023) - #35
The Poetry Book (By: DK Publishing)(2023) - #36
The World War I Book (By: DK Publishing)(2024) - #37
The Design Book (By: DK Publishing)(2024)
- #1The House on Cold Hill(2015)
- #2
The Secret of Cold Hill(2019)
- #1
Dead Letter Drop(1981) - #2
Atom Bomb Angel(1983)
- #1
Death Comes Knocking (With: Graham Bartlett)(2016) - #2
Babes In The Wood (With: Graham Bartlett)(2020)
- #1
Dead Simple(2005) - #2Looking Good Dead(2006)
- #3Not Dead Enough(2007)
- #4
Dead Man's Footsteps(2008) - #5
Dead Tomorrow(2009) - #6Dead Like You(2010)
- #7
Dead Man's Grip(2011) - #8
Not Dead Yet(2012) - #9
Dead Man's Time(2013) - #10Want You Dead(2014)
- #11You Are Dead(2015)
- #12Love You Dead(2016)
- #13Need You Dead(2017)
- #14
Dead If You Don't(2018) - #15
Dead at First Sight(2019) - #16
Find Them Dead(2020) - #17
Left You Dead(2021) - #18
Picture You Dead(2022) - #19
Stop Them Dead(2023) - #20
They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story(2024) - #21
One of Us Is Dead(2024) - #22
The Hawk is Dead(2025) - #23
Footloose (With: Val McDermid)(2019) - #24
Wish You Were Dead(2021)
- #1Billionaire(1983)
- #2
Biggles The Storybook(1986) - #3
Possession(1988) - #4
Dreamer(1989) - #5Sweet Heart(1990)
- #6Twilight(1991)
- #7
Prophecy(1992) - #8Host(1993)
- #9
Alchemist(1996) - #10
Getting Wired!(1996) - #11The Truth(1997)
- #12
Denial(1998) - #13Faith(2000)
- #14
Perfect People(2011) - #15
Absolute Proof(2017) - #16
I Follow You(2020) - #17Short Shockers: Collection One(2013)
- #18
Short Shockers: Collection Two(2013) - #19
A Twist of the Knife(2014) - #20
The Perfect Murder(2010) - #21
Christmas is for the Kids(2011) - #22
In the Nick of Time (With: Ian Rankin)(2014) - #23Footloose (With: Val McDermid)(2019)
- #1
Honor & ... (By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown)(2017) - #2
Deserves to Be Dead (By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson)(2017) - #3
Getaway (By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille)(2017) - #4
Midnight Flame (By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian)(2018) - #5
Short Story (By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta)(2019) - #6
Past Prologue (By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry)(2019) - #7
Faking a Murderer (By: Lee Child,Kathy Reichs)(2019) - #8
Dig Here (By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross)(2019) - #9
Taking the Veil (By: J.A. Jance,Eric Van Lustbader)(2019) - #10
Rambo on Their Minds (By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell)(2019) - #11Footloose (With: Val McDermid)(2019)
About Peter James
Peter James is a UK No. 1 bestselling author known for crafting gripping crime and thriller novels, particularly through the beloved character of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. With 13 Sunday Times No. 1s to his name, he has achieved a remarkable 19 million copies sold worldwide, translated into 37 languages. Renowned for his plot-twisting page-turners, James has cultivated a devoted fan base throughout his illustrious career, which spans writing for TV and producing films. His numerous accolades include over 40 awards, such as the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award, Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger, and a BAFTA nomination for his work as Executive Producer on The Merchant of Venice. Many of his novels have been adapted for film, TV, and stage productions.
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