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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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