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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 "Poison in Jest" (1932) and follow publication order through all 30 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Poison in Jest
1932
The Bowstrings Murders (As:Carter Dickson)
1933
The Murder of Sir Edmund Godfrey
1936
The Burning Court
1937
Fatal Descent / Drop to His Death (As: Carter Dickson, With: John Rhode)
1939
The Emperor's Snuff-Box
1942
The Bride of Newgate
1950
The Devil in Velvet
1951
The Nine Wrong Answers
1952
Captain Cut-Throat
1955
Fear is the same (As: Carter Dickson)
1956
Patrick Butler for the Defense
1956
Fire, Burn!
1957
Scandal at High Chimneys
1959
The Demoniacs
1961
The Witch of the Low Tide
1961
Most Secret
1964
Papa La-Bas
1968
The Ghosts' High Noon
1969
Deadly Hall
1971
The Hungry Goblin
1972
The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes (With: Adrian Conan Doyle)
1954
The New Exploits of Sherlock Holmes (With: Adrian Conan Doyle)
1954
The Door To Doom, And Other Detections
1980
The Dead Sleep Lightly and Other Mysteries from Radio's Golden Age
1983
Fell and Foul Play
1991
13 to the Gallows (With: Val Gielgud)
2008
The Third Bullet and Other Stories
2020
The Island of Coffins and Other Mysteries from the Casebook of Cabin B-13
2021
The Kindling Spark
2022
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