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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 "Promise Not to Tell" (2007) and follow publication order through all 15 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Promise Not to Tell
2007
Island of Lost Girls
2008
My Tiki Girl
2008
Dismantled
2009
Girl in the Woods
2009
Don't Breathe a Word
2011
The One I Left Behind
2013
The Winter People
2014
The Night Sister
2015
Burntown
2017
The Invited
2019
The Drowning Kind
2021
The Children on the Hill
2022
My Darling Girl
2023
Stay Buried
2026
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