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John McFetridge Books in Order

Browse John McFetridge books in order, from Eddie Dougherty and Gordon Stewart to Toronto crime novels, with summaries, reading order, and where to start.

Last updated: July 14, 2026

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San Francisco Noir

by John McFetridge

2002

This anthology gathers dark stories set in San Francisco, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Below the Line

by John McFetridge

2003

Set over six weeks of a Toronto production, this co-written novel follows the cast and crew who keep a film alive while their off-set lives get just as chaotic. It is a smart backstage story about ambition, hookups, grudges, and the workers below the credits.

Bronx Noir

by John McFetridge

2003

This anthology gathers dark stories set in the Bronx, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Seattle Noir

by John McFetridge

2003

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Seattle, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Brooklyn Noir

by John McFetridge

2004

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Brooklyn, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Hasidic Noir

by John McFetridge

2004

This anthology sets its stories inside and around Hasidic communities, where faith, family, secrecy, and power shape the crimes and the pressure.

Brooklyn Noir 2

by John McFetridge

2005

This follow-up anthology returns to Brooklyn with more standalone noir stories, each using the borough's own history, class lines, and pressure points differently.

Chicago Noir

by John McFetridge

2005

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Chicago, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Dublin Noir

by John McFetridge

2005

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Dublin, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Baltimore Noir

by John McFetridge

2006

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Baltimore, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

D.C. Noir

by John McFetridge

2006

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Washington, D.C., using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Dirty Sweet

by John McFetridge

2006

A daylight shooting on a downtown Toronto street looks random, but it opens a door for everyone nearby. Cops, crooks, and hangers-on all spot an angle, and their bad decisions keep folding into one another.

London Noir

by John McFetridge

2006

This anthology gathers dark stories set in London, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Manhattan Noir

by John McFetridge

2006

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Manhattan, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Miami Noir

by John McFetridge

2006

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Miami, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Twin Cities Noir

by John McFetridge

2006

This anthology gathers dark stories set across the Twin Cities, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Detroit Noir

by John McFetridge

2007

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Detroit, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Havana Noir

by John McFetridge

2007

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Havana, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Los Angeles Noir

by John McFetridge

2007

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Los Angeles, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

New Orleans Noir

by John McFetridge

2007

This anthology gathers dark stories set in New Orleans, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Wall Street Noir

by John McFetridge

2007

This anthology uses the money world of Wall Street as its common ground, with stories about greed, pressure, and the crimes that thrive where reputation matters most.

Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth

by John McFetridge

2008

This third Brooklyn anthology returns to the borough with more standalone noir stories, this time grouped around truth, lies, and the cost of getting either one wrong.

D.C. Noir 2

by John McFetridge

2008

This follow-up anthology returns to Washington, D.C. with more standalone noir stories shaped by the city's power, ambition, and local fault lines.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

by John McFetridge

2008

Sharon MacDonald is under house arrest and running a grow-op when a charming new partner offers a risky score. At the same time, Detectives Bergeron and Armstrong chase a missing girl, a dumped torso, and signs of corruption inside the force.

Istanbul Noir

by John McFetridge

2008

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Istanbul, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Las Vegas Noir

by John McFetridge

2008

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Las Vegas, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Manhattan Noir 2

by John McFetridge

2008

This follow-up anthology returns to Manhattan with more standalone noir stories, each using the city's scale, wealth, and hidden corners differently.

Paris Noir

by John McFetridge

2008

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Paris, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Queens Noir

by John McFetridge

2008

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Queens, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Toronto Noir

by John McFetridge

2008

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Toronto, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Trinidad Noir

by John McFetridge

2008

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Trinidad, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Boston Noir

by Dennis Lehane, Lynne Heitman, Jim Fusilli, Patricia Powell, Dana Cameron, Brendan Dubois, Stewart O'Nan, John Dufresne, Don Lee, Itabari Njeri, Russell Aborn & John McFetridge

2009

Bob, a solitary Boston bartender, finds a battered pit bull puppy in a trash can and reluctantly takes it in with help from wary neighbor Nadia. When the dog's violent former owner comes looking, Bob is pushed into a dangerous clash with local toughs and the bar's criminal backers.

Delhi Noir

by John McFetridge

2009

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Delhi, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Portland Noir

by John McFetridge

2009

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Portland, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Rome Noir

by John McFetridge

2009

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Rome, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

San Francisco Noir 2

by John McFetridge

2009

This follow-up anthology returns to San Francisco with more standalone noir stories, each using the city's beauty, divisions, and shadows differently.

Swap / Let It Ride

by John McFetridge

2009

A husband and wife are found shot in their car, and Detectives Price and McKeon are left staring into Toronto's shadow economy. As ex-soldier Get arrives to sell guns to rising biker gangs, the city edges toward a violent turf war.

Copenhagen Noir

by John McFetridge

2010

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Copenhagen, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Haiti Noir

by John McFetridge

2010

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Haiti, using local tension, hard choices, and a strong sense of place to drive the crimes.

Indian Country Noir

by John McFetridge

2010

This anthology gathers dark stories from Indigenous settings across the Americas, where troubled history and present-day danger meet in sharp, place-driven crime fiction.

Lone Star Noir

by John McFetridge

2010

This anthology ranges across Texas with standalone noir stories shaped by local pride, bad luck, violence, and the state's many different kinds of hard country.

Los Angeles Noir 2

by John McFetridge

2010

This follow-up anthology returns to Los Angeles with more standalone noir stories, each using the city's glamour, sprawl, and rot differently.

Mexico City Noir

by John McFetridge

2010

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Mexico City, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Moscow Noir

by John McFetridge

2010

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Moscow, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Orange County Noir

by John McFetridge

2010

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Orange County, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Philadelphia Noir

by John McFetridge

2010

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Philadelphia, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Richmond Noir

by John McFetridge

2010

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Richmond, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Barcelona Noir

by John McFetridge

2011

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Barcelona, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Cape Cod Noir

by John McFetridge

2011

This anthology gathers dark stories set around Cape Cod, showing the crime, class strain, and private damage hiding behind the vacation image.

New Jersey Noir

by John McFetridge

2011

This anthology gathers dark stories set in New Jersey, using local tension, bad choices, and a strong sense of place to drive the trouble.

Pittsburgh Noir

by John McFetridge

2011

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Pittsburgh, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

San Diego Noir

by John McFetridge

2011

This anthology gathers dark stories set in San Diego, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Boston Noir 2

by John McFetridge

2012

This follow-up anthology returns to Boston with more standalone noir stories, each using the city's history, class lines, and criminal energy differently.

Kansas City Noir

by John McFetridge

2012

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Kansas City, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Kingston Noir

by John McFetridge

2012

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Kingston, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Long Island Noir

by John McFetridge

2012

This anthology maps Long Island's darker corners, far beyond postcard beaches and wealth, through standalone stories of class division, resentment, and crime.

Mumbai Noir

by John McFetridge

2012

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Mumbai, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

St. Petersburg Noir

by John McFetridge

2012

This anthology gathers dark stories set in St. Petersburg, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Staten Island Noir

by Patricia Smith & John McFetridge

2012

A noir story set in Staten Island, focusing on a woman grappling with her son's troubling behavior while she becomes obsessed with a tragedy involving a neighbor. It explores themes of entrapment and the dark undercurrents of family life.

Tumblin' Dice

by John McFetridge

2012

An aging rock band reunites for the casino circuit, then decides to rob loan sharks and settle an old score with the manager who cheated them years ago. What starts as a comeback turns into a messy run through mob money, bikers, and bad plans.

Venice Noir

by John McFetridge

2012

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Venice, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Black Rock

by John McFetridge

2013

Montreal, 1970, is already on edge from FLQ violence when the Vampire Killer murders three women and another goes missing. Young constable Eddie Dougherty ends up almost alone in the hunt, racing to stop the killer before he strikes again.

Buffalo Noir

by John McFetridge

2013

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Buffalo, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Dallas Noir

by John McFetridge

2013

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Dallas, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Haiti Noir 2

by John McFetridge

2013

This follow-up anthology returns to Haiti with more standalone noir stories, each using the country's pressures, history, and danger in different ways.

Manila Noir

by John McFetridge

2013

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Manila, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

USA Noir

by John McFetridge

2013

This anthology ranges across the United States, gathering noir stories from very different regions and communities. The shared thread is pressure, crime, and moral damage, not one continuing cast.

Belfast Noir

by John McFetridge

2014

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Belfast, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Helsinki Noir

by John McFetridge

2014

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Helsinki, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Prison Noir

by John McFetridge

2014

This anthology brings the noir approach behind bars, with stories shaped by confinement, prison hierarchies, and the daily work of survival.

Rio Noir

by John McFetridge

2014

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Rio, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Singapore Noir

by John McFetridge

2014

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Singapore, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Tehran Noir

by John McFetridge

2014

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Tehran, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Tel Aviv Noir

by John McFetridge

2014

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Tel Aviv, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

A Little More Free

by John McFetridge

2015

Labor Day weekend, 1972: after a nightclub fire and a major art theft, Eddie Dougherty finds a murdered young man on Mount Royal. Trying to prove he is ready to be a detective, he gets pulled into draft dodgers, class politics, and organized crime.

Beirut Noir

by John McFetridge

2015

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Beirut, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Chicago Noir: The Classics

by John McFetridge

2015

This volume collects classic noir stories tied to Chicago, offering a sampler of the city's darker literary traditions rather than one continuous plot.

Marseille Noir

by John McFetridge

2015

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Marseille, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Memphis Noir

by John McFetridge

2015

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Memphis, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Providence Noir

by John McFetridge

2015

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Providence, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Zagreb Noir

by John McFetridge

2015

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Zagreb, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Brussels Noir

by John McFetridge

2016

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Brussels, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Mississippi Noir

by John McFetridge

2016

Set around the University of Mississippi, this dark short story follows a young woman caught in the ugly social rituals of campus Greek life. Abbott turns a brief romance into a dreamlike tale of class, sex, and menace.

New Orleans Noir: The Classics

by John McFetridge

2016

This volume collects classic noir stories tied to New Orleans, offering a sampler of the city's darker literary traditions rather than one continuous plot.

One or the Other

by John McFetridge

2016

Montreal, summer 1976. With Olympic security stretched and a bold Brink's robbery in the headlines, Eddie Dougherty is sent to help investigate the deaths of two teenagers after a rock concert. The case becomes his chance to prove he belongs in detective work.

Prague Noir

by John McFetridge

2016

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Prague, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

San Juan Noir

by John McFetridge

2016

This anthology gathers dark stories set in San Juan, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

St. Louis Noir

by John McFetridge

2016

This anthology gathers dark stories set in St. Louis, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Atlanta Noir

by John McFetridge

2017

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Atlanta, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Buenos Aires Noir

by John McFetridge

2017

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Buenos Aires, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Montana Noir

by John McFetridge

2017

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Montana, using local tension, hard country, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Montreal Noir

by John McFetridge

2017

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Montreal, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

New Haven Noir

by John McFetridge

2017

This anthology gathers dark stories set in New Haven, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Oakland Noir

by John McFetridge

2017

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Oakland, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Trinidad Noir: The Classics

by John McFetridge

2017

This volume collects classic noir stories tied to Trinidad, offering a sampler of the setting's darker crime traditions rather than one continuous plot.

Baghdad Noir

by John McFetridge

2018

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Baghdad, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Berlin Noir

by John McFetridge

2018

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Berlin, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Hong Kong Noir

by John McFetridge

2018

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Hong Kong, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Lagos Noir

by John McFetridge

2018

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Lagos, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Marrakech Noir

by John McFetridge

2018

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Marrakech, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Santa Cruz Noir

by John McFetridge

2018

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Santa Cruz, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

São Paulo Noir

by John McFetridge

2018

This anthology gathers dark stories set in São Paulo, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Sydney Noir

by John McFetridge

2018

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Sydney, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Vancouver Noir

by John McFetridge

2018

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Vancouver, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Amsterdam Noir

by John McFetridge

2019

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Amsterdam, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Houston Noir

by John McFetridge

2019

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Houston, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Milwaukee Noir

by John McFetridge

2019

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Milwaukee, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Accra Noir

by John McFetridge

2020

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Accra, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Addis Ababa Noir

by John McFetridge

2020

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Addis Ababa, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Alabama Noir

by John McFetridge

2020

This anthology ranges across Alabama with standalone noir stories shaped by place, pressure, and the state's different local histories.

Belgrade Noir

by John McFetridge

2020

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Belgrade, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Berkeley Noir

by John McFetridge

2020

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Berkeley, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Columbus Noir

by John McFetridge

2020

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Columbus, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Miami Noir: The Classics

by John McFetridge

2020

This volume collects classic noir stories tied to Miami, offering a sampler of the city's darker literary traditions rather than one continuous plot.

Nairobi Noir

by John McFetridge

2020

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Nairobi, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Santa Fe Noir

by John McFetridge

2020

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Santa Fe, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Tampa Bay Noir

by John McFetridge

2020

This anthology gathers dark stories set around Tampa Bay, using local tension, bad choices, and a strong sense of place to drive the trouble.

Every City Is Every Other City

by John McFetridge

2021

Location scout and part-time investigator Gord Stewart looks into a missing man the police assume is dead, while juggling a surveillance job for an ex-cop firm. The case pulls him out of movie-set drift and into a modern Toronto mystery with real moral stakes.

Palm Springs Noir

by John McFetridge

2021

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Palm Springs, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Denver Noir

by John McFetridge

2022

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Denver, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Paris Noir: The Suburbs

by John McFetridge

2022

This anthology shifts the noir lens from central Paris to the suburbs, where class tension, migration, and everyday pressure shape the crimes.

South Central Noir

by John McFetridge

2022

This anthology gathers dark stories set in South Central Los Angeles, using local pressure, bad choices, and hard-earned neighborhood knowledge to drive the trouble.

Cleveland Noir

by John McFetridge

2023

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Cleveland, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

East Jerusalem Noir

by John McFetridge

2023

This anthology gathers dark stories set in East Jerusalem, using local tension, politics, and personal risk to build a strong sense of place.

West Jerusalem Noir

by John McFetridge

2023

This anthology gathers dark stories set in West Jerusalem, using local tension, politics, and personal risk to build a strong sense of place.

Honolulu Noir

by John McFetridge

2024

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Honolulu, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Hamburg Noir

by John McFetridge

2025

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Hamburg, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Sacramento Noir

by John McFetridge

2025

This anthology gathers dark stories set in Sacramento, using neighborhood detail, local tension, and bad choices to build a strong sense of place.

Where to start with John McFetridge

If you want gritty Toronto crime: Dirty SweetEverybody Knows This Is NowhereSwap / Let It RideTumblin' Dice
If you want historical Montreal police work: Black RockA Little More FreeOne or the Other
If you want a modern private-eye story: Every City Is Every Other City
If you're curious about his film-world side: Below the Line

Eddie Dougherty Mystery books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Black Rock"

    Black Rock

    by John McFetridge

    2013Eddie Dougherty Mystery, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "A Little More Free"

    A Little More Free

    by John McFetridge

    2015Eddie Dougherty Mystery, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "One or the Other"

    One or the Other

    by John McFetridge

    2016Eddie Dougherty Mystery, Book 3

Eddie Dougherty Mystery books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Black Rock"

    Black Rock

    by John McFetridge

    2013Eddie Dougherty Mystery, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "A Little More Free"

    A Little More Free

    by John McFetridge

    2015Eddie Dougherty Mystery, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "One or the Other"

    One or the Other

    by John McFetridge

    2016Eddie Dougherty Mystery, Book 3

Gordon Stewart Mystery books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Every City Is Every Other City"

    Every City Is Every Other City

    by John McFetridge

    2021Gordon Stewart Mystery, Book 1

Gordon Stewart Mystery books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Every City Is Every Other City"

    Every City Is Every Other City

    by John McFetridge

    2021Gordon Stewart Mystery, Book 1

Standalone John McFetridge books

  1. Book cover for "San Francisco Noir"

    San Francisco Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2002
  2. Book cover for "Below the Line"

    Below the Line

    by John McFetridge

    2003
  3. Book cover for "Bronx Noir"

    Bronx Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2003
  4. Book cover for "Seattle Noir"

    Seattle Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2003
  5. Book cover for "Brooklyn Noir"

    Brooklyn Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2004
  6. Book cover for "Hasidic Noir"

    Hasidic Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2004
  7. Book cover for "Brooklyn Noir 2"

    Brooklyn Noir 2

    by John McFetridge

    2005
  8. Book cover for "Chicago Noir"

    Chicago Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2005
  9. Book cover for "Dublin Noir"

    Dublin Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2005
  10. Book cover for "Baltimore Noir"

    Baltimore Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2006
  11. Book cover for "D.C. Noir"

    D.C. Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2006
  12. Book cover for "Dirty Sweet"

    Dirty Sweet

    by John McFetridge

    2006
  13. Book cover for "London Noir"

    London Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2006
  14. Book cover for "Manhattan Noir"

    Manhattan Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2006
  15. Book cover for "Miami Noir"

    Miami Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2006
  16. Book cover for "Twin Cities Noir"

    Twin Cities Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2006
  17. Book cover for "Detroit Noir"

    Detroit Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2007
  18. Book cover for "Havana Noir"

    Havana Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2007
  19. Book cover for "Los Angeles Noir"

    Los Angeles Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2007
  20. Book cover for "New Orleans Noir"

    New Orleans Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2007
  21. Book cover for "Wall Street Noir"

    Wall Street Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2007
  22. Book cover for "Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth"

    Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth

    by John McFetridge

    2008
  23. Book cover for "D.C. Noir 2"

    D.C. Noir 2

    by John McFetridge

    2008
  24. Book cover for "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere"

    Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

    by John McFetridge

    2008
  25. Book cover for "Istanbul Noir"

    Istanbul Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2008
  26. Book cover for "Las Vegas Noir"

    Las Vegas Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2008
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    Manhattan Noir 2

    by John McFetridge

    2008
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    Paris Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2008
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    Queens Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2008
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    Toronto Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2008
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    Trinidad Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2008
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    Boston Noir

    by Dennis Lehane, Lynne Heitman, Jim Fusilli, Patricia Powell, Dana Cameron, Brendan Dubois, Stewart O'Nan, John Dufresne, Don Lee, Itabari Njeri, Russell Aborn & John McFetridge

    2009
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    Delhi Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2009
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    Portland Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2009
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    Rome Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2009
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    San Francisco Noir 2

    by John McFetridge

    2009
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    Swap / Let It Ride

    by John McFetridge

    2009
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    Copenhagen Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2010
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    Haiti Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2010
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    Indian Country Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2010
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    Lone Star Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2010
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    Los Angeles Noir 2

    by John McFetridge

    2010
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    Mexico City Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2010
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    Moscow Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2010
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    Orange County Noir

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    2010
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    Philadelphia Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2010
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    Richmond Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2010
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    Barcelona Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2011
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    Cape Cod Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2011
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    New Jersey Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2011
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    Pittsburgh Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2011
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    San Diego Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2011
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    Boston Noir 2

    by John McFetridge

    2012
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    Kansas City Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2012
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    Kingston Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2012
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    Long Island Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2012
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    Mumbai Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2012
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    St. Petersburg Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2012
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    Staten Island Noir

    by Patricia Smith & John McFetridge

    2012
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    Tumblin' Dice

    by John McFetridge

    2012
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    Venice Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2012
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    Buffalo Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2013
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    by John McFetridge

    2013
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    Haiti Noir 2

    by John McFetridge

    2013
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    Manila Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2013
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    USA Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2013
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    Belfast Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2014
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    Helsinki Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2014
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    Prison Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2014
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    Rio Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2014
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    Singapore Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2014
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    Tehran Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2014
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    Tel Aviv Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2014
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    Beirut Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2015
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    Chicago Noir: The Classics

    by John McFetridge

    2015
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    Marseille Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2015
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    Memphis Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2015
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    Providence Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2015
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    Zagreb Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2015
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    Brussels Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2016
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    Mississippi Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2016
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    New Orleans Noir: The Classics

    by John McFetridge

    2016
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    Prague Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2016
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    San Juan Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2016
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    St. Louis Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2016
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    Atlanta Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2017
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    Buenos Aires Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2017
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    Montana Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2017
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    Montreal Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2017
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    New Haven Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2017
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    Oakland Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2017
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    by John McFetridge

    2017
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    Baghdad Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2018
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    Berlin Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2018
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    Hong Kong Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2018
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    Lagos Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2018
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    Marrakech Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2018
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    Santa Cruz Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2018
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    São Paulo Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2018
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    Sydney Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2018
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    Vancouver Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2018
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    Amsterdam Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2019
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    Houston Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2019
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    Milwaukee Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2019
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    Accra Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2020
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    Addis Ababa Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2020
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    Alabama Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2020
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    Belgrade Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2020
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    Berkeley Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2020
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    Columbus Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2020
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    Miami Noir: The Classics

    by John McFetridge

    2020
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    Nairobi Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2020
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    Santa Fe Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2020
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    Tampa Bay Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2020
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    Palm Springs Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2021
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    Denver Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2022
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    Paris Noir: The Suburbs

    by John McFetridge

    2022
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    South Central Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2022
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    Cleveland Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2023
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    East Jerusalem Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2023
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    West Jerusalem Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2023
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    Honolulu Noir

    by John McFetridge

    2024
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    2025
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    2025

Author bio

John McFetridge was born in Greenfield Park, now part of Longueuil, on Montreal's south shore. He came to university a little later than some writers do, studying part time at Concordia for years before finishing an English degree in 1990. That long route into the work seems to fit him. His fiction is sharp, patient, and full of people who have learned to watch a room before they speak.

Before the novels, there were a lot of other jobs.

McFetridge has said he worked a string of rough jobs across Canada when he was younger, then moved into the film world after university and spent years on Toronto sets. He worked as a location scout, studied TV writing at the Toronto Film Centre in 2002, and later wrote for screen and television, including the police drama The Bridge. That background shows up all through his books. He knows how institutions talk, how working people trade jokes, and how a city looks from the loading dock instead of the postcard.

His interest in crime started early. He has said he was twelve when he went to a murder trial with his police officer brother, and the pull of crime stories never really left him. For a long time, though, fiction had to wait. When he and his wife had children, he became a stay-at-home dad and tried to write work that would actually pay. While he was supposed to be preparing a nonfiction project, scenes from a crime novel kept taking over. That novel became Dirty Sweet.

That first book set the tone for a lot of what followed. Dirty Sweet, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Swap / Let It Ride, and Tumblin' Dice are Toronto crime novels with crooked deals, ensemble casts, and a strong feel for neighborhoods, back rooms, and people making risky decisions for reasons that almost make sense at the time. Readers who like him tend to mention the dialogue first. Then the way the plots keep moving without losing sight of ordinary lives.

Then he turned back toward Montreal.

With Black Rock, McFetridge began the Eddie Dougherty books, historical police novels set in the Montreal of the 1970s. A Little More Free and One or the Other followed, tying murder investigations to the October Crisis, the Summit Series, the 1976 Olympics, language politics, class tension, and the everyday work of policing a divided city. These books are not just period scenery. The history matters because it presses on every decision Eddie makes.

He can shift lanes without losing his touch.

Every City Is Every Other City introduces Gordon Stewart, a middle-aged location scout and part-time investigator whose cases bring the movie business, private security, and modern Toronto into the same frame. McFetridge also co-wrote Below the Line, a novel drawn from film set life, and coedited 2113: Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush. Across all of it, he keeps returning to the same things: people between jobs or identities, cities with hidden systems, and the blurry line between survival and compromise.

By the early 2020s, McFetridge had moved with his family from Toronto to Niagara, and he spoke about working out plots on long walks with his dog. That detail feels right for his books. They are thoughtful, but never fussy. He writes like someone who notices the street, the weather, the job, the scam, the joke, and the one bad idea that is about to make the whole day much harder.

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