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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 "A Hunger Within" (2013) and follow publication order through all 17 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
A Hunger Within
2013
Taken by Force
2014
Black Rock Bay
2014
A Deadly State Of Mind
2014
Deadly Reprisal
2014
Deadly Requital
2014
Dark Needs and Evil Deeds
2015
Re-Emergence
2015
Deadly Obsession
2017
A Reason to Live
2017
A Darkness Within
2018
Plain Evil
2018
Without Conscience
2020
Waiting
2014
Close Encounters of the Strange Kind
2014
Coffee Crime Café
2017
Criminal Shorts
2020
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