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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 Writhing" (2019) and follow publication order through all 15 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Writhing
2019
Bathwater Blues
2019
By the Light of His Lantern
2019
Little Emmett
2019
Under the Wicked Moon
2020
Gills
2020
A Ghost Arrives
2020
Ruby Holloway Reads After Dark
2021
Our Mother in the Lake
2023
Wicked Was the Night
2023
The Restless Ones
2024
Morsels
2024
The Three-Candle Prayer
2024
Sanguine Summer
2025
The Final Babysitter
2019
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