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Standalone Books in Order

10
Books
2012
First Book
2013
Latest Book
2
Years

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 "A Red Sun Also Rises" (2012) and follow publication order through all 10 books.

The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
A Red Sun Also Rises cover

A Red Sun Also Rises

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2012

2
Zenith the Albino cover

Zenith the Albino

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2017

3
My Hat! My Wonderful Hat! cover

My Hat! My Wonderful Hat!

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2017

4
The Abattoir cover

The Abattoir

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2017

5
Dust and Six Fragments of Bone cover

Dust and Six Fragments of Bone

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2017

6
The Beetle cover

The Beetle

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2017

7
Sherlock Holmes: Sir Richard Burton's Final Chapter cover

Sherlock Holmes: Sir Richard Burton's Final Chapter

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2017

8
The Sigils of Hufferton Hall cover

The Sigils of Hufferton Hall

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2017

9
Zenith Lives! cover

Zenith Lives!

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2012

10
Encounters of Sherlock Holmes cover

Encounters of Sherlock Holmes

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2013

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