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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Adam and Evelina" (1956) and follow publication order through all 52 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Adam and Evelina
1956
Dewey Death (As:Charity Blackstock)
1956
Southern Folly
1957
The Vixen's Revenge
1957
Woman in the Woods (As:Charity Blackstock)
1957
Foggy Foggy Dew (As:Charity Blackstock)
1958
My Dear Miss Emma
1958
The Bitter Conquest (As:Charity Blackstock)
1959
The Rebel Lover
1960
The Briar Patch (As:Charity Blackstock)
1960
The Rogue's Lady
1961
Witches' Sabbath
1962
Paradise Row
1964
The Respectable Miss Parkington-Smith
1964
Octavia
1965
Monkey on a Chain (As:Charity Blackstock)
1965
Mr. Christopoulos
1965
The knock at midnight
1966
The Widow (As:Charity Blackstock)
1967
Six Passengers for the Sweet Bird
1967
Emily
1968
Waiting at the Church
1968
The Lemmings (As: Charity Blackstock)
1969
The Melon in the Cornfield (As:Charity Blackstock)
1969
Shadowed Love
1970
The Daughter
1970
Miss Jonas's Boy / Eliza
1972
The Lonely Strangers (As:Charity Blackstock)
1972
The Jungle
1972
The Gentle Sex
1974
The Carradine Affair
1974
The Encounter
1974
Gentleman Rogue AKA The Moonlighters
1975
Legacy of Pride
1975
People in glass houses (As:Charity Blackstock)
1975
Doctor's Daughter
1975
My Name Is Clary Brown (As:Charlotte Keppel)
1976
House Possessed
1976
Beloved Enemy
1976
Ghost Town (As:Charity Blackstock)
1976
Marriage Has Been Arranged
1976
The Shirt Front (As:Charity Blackstock)
1977
Miss Philadelphia Smith
1977
I Met Murder on the Way (As: Charity Blackstock, With: Sam Peffer)
1977
Haunting Me (As:Charity Blackstock)
1978
Miss Charley
1979
I Could Be Good to You
1980
With Fondest Thoughts
1980
The Villains (As:Charlotte Keppel)
1980
The Ghosts of Fontenoy (As:Charlotte Keppel)
1981
The man of wrath
2020
Death My Lover
2020
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