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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 "When a Man Marries" (1909) and follow publication order through all 41 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
When a Man Marries
1909
The Window at the White Cat
1910
When A Man Marries, or Seven Days
1910
Where There's a Will
1912
The Case of Jennie Brice
1913
The Street of Seven Stars
1914
The After House
1914
Bab: A Sub-Deb
1916
Long Live the King
1917
The Amazing Interlude
1918
Twenty-Three and a Half Hours' Leave
1918
Dangerous Days
1919
A Poor Wise Man
1920
The Truce of God
1920
The Confession
1921
The Breaking Point
1922
The Red Lamp
1925
Lost Ecstasy
1927
Two Flights Up
1928
This Strange Adventure
1928
The Door
1930
Double Alibi
1932
The Album
1933
The State Vs. Elinor Norton
1934
The Doctor
1936
The Wall
1938
The Great Mistake
1940
The Yellow Room
1945
A Light in the Window
1948
The Swimming Pool
1952
Love Stories
1919
Affinities and Other Stories
1920
Sight Unseen
1921
Temperamental People
1924
The Romantics
1929
Married People
1937
Familiar Faces: Stories of People You Know
1941
Alibi for Isabel and Other Stories
1944
The Frightened Wife
1944
The Frightened Wife and Other Murder Stories
1953
Mary Roberts Rinehart's Collected Works
2014
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