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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 "The Dark Rider (As: Geraldine Thayer)" (1961) and follow publication order through all 136 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Dark Rider (As: Geraldine Thayer)
1961
A Nurse for Doctor Keith (As:Suzanne Somers)
1962
Island Nurse
1964
The Sins of Tonia
1964
From Torment to Rapture
1964
World's Fair Nurse
1964
The Mistress of Falcon Hill
1965
Dance in Darkness
1965
The Lily Pond
1965
Cliffside Castle
1965
Shadow Glen
1965
The Leland Legacy
1965
The Unguarded
1965
Mostly By Moonlight
1965
Marriott Hall
1965
Darkhaven
1965
Dark Villa
1966
The Marble Leaf
1966
Nurse At Danger Mansion
1966
Survivor of Darkness
1966
Knight In Red Armor
1966
Midday Moon
1966
Mystic Manor
1966
The Tower Room
1966
This Ancient Evil
1966
Cruise Ship Nurse
1966
The Templeton Memoirs
1966
The Last of the Mansions
1966
The Mists of Mourning (As:Suzanne Somers)
1966
Bride of Lenore (As:Cynthia Kavanaugh)
1966
The Deception (As:Cynthia Kavanaugh)
1966
House of False Faces
1967
Traitor's Road
1967
House of the Seven Courts
1967
The Sevier Secrets
1967
Mansion of Lost Memories
1967
Screen Test for Laurel
1967
Lady of the Shadows
1968
Affair in Marrakesh
1968
Candle in the Sun
1968
Blue Devil Suite
1968
The Tormented
1969
The Spanish Chapel
1969
The Carson Inheritance
1969
Voice on the Wind
1969
Affair In Hong Kong
1969
Shadows of Tomorrow
1969
Journey Into Terror
1970
Willow Weep
1970
The Attic Rope
1970
The Curse of Mallory Hall
1970
A Web of Peril
1970
The Unearthly
1970
The Dark Stage
1970
The Man From Yesterday
1970
The House of Many Doors
1971
The Beaumont Tradition
1971
Conover's Folly
1971
Diablo Manor
1971
Ghost Dancers (As: Angela Gray)
1971
The Lattimore Arch (As: Angela Gray)
1971
The Golden Packet (As: Angela Gray)
1971
The Ashes Of Falconwyk (As: Angela Gray)
1971
Witch's Castle
1971
The Bell
1971
Dark Island
1972
Blackwell's Ghost (As: Angela Gray)
1972
The Maya Temple
1972
Castle Morvant
1972
The House on Circus Hill
1972
The House of Broken Dolls
1972
The Lanier Riddle
1972
Portrait of a Witch
1972
The Warlock\'s Daughter (As:Angela Gray)
1972
The Dueling Oakes (As: Daniella Dorsett)
1972
The Larrabee Heiress
1972
Jade Green
1973
The Silent Halls of Ashenden
1973
Nightmare At Riverview (As: Angela Gray)
1973
The Caldwell Shadow
1973
The Stone House
1973
The Possession of Tracy Corbin
1973
Hills of Fire
1973
The Duncan Dynasty
1973
Ravenswood Hall (As:Angela Gray)
1973
The Watcher in the Dark (As:Angela Gray)
1973
The House on Thunder Hill (As:Suzanne Somers)
1973
The Prisoner of Malville Hall
1973
Image of a Ghost
1973
Child of Darkness
1974
Island of Bitter Memories
1974
The Exorcism of Jenny Slade
1974
The Two Worlds of Peggy Scott
1974
The Apollo Fountain
1974
Ghost Song
1974
The Romany Curse (As:Suzanne Somers)
1974
The Raging Waters
1974
The Tide Mill
1975
Blackthorn
1975
Shadow of a Man
1975
Emerald Hill
1975
The Guardian of Willow House
1975
The Marble Hills
1975
Illusion at Haven\'s Edge
1975
The Unlamented
1975
The Possessed
1975
Terror of the Twin
1976
Dark Heritage
1976
The Summer House
1976
Night Shade
1976
Whistle in the Wind
1976
Circle of Guilt
1976
The Vineyard Chapel
1976
Juniper Hill
1976
Twilight at the Elms
1976
Nightfall
1976
The Wines of Cyprien
1977
A Mirror of Shadows
1977
A Woman in Silk and Shadow
1977
Poison Flower
1977
Magic Ring
1978
In the Shadows
1978
The Lonely Place
1978
Perrine
1978
Hermitage Hill
1978
Night Shadow
1979
Yesterday's Evil
1979
The Cormac Legend
1979
Veil of Treachery
1979
Nicola
1980
Bridal Black
1980
The Purple and the Gold
1980
House of Silence
1980
Valley of Shadows
1980
Saratoga
1981
Monte Carlo
1981
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