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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 Frontier" (1912) and follow publication order through all 13 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Frontier
1912
The Woman of Mystery
1916
The Bomb-Shell
1916
The Tremendous Event
1920
The Secret Tomb
1923
Dorothy the Rope Dancer
1923
Man of Miracles
1932
From Midnight To Morning
1933
The Woman with Two Smiles
1933
Wanton Venus
1935
Cosmopolitan Crimes : Foreign Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories
2000
French Tales of Alien Encounters
2022
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