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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 "Selected Writings of Samuel Johnson Falcon Prose Classics" (1949) and follow publication order through all 31 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Selected Writings of Samuel Johnson Falcon Prose Classics
1949
The 31st Of February
1950
The Clue in the Book
1952
The Broken Penny
1953
The Paper Chase / Bogue's Fortune
1956
The Colour Of Murder
1957
The Progress of a Crime
1960
The Killing Of Francie Lake / The Plain Man
1962
Carlyle: Selected Works, Reminiscences and Letters
1963
The End of Solomon Grundy
1964
The Belting Inheritance
1965
Death's Darkest Face
1966
CRIME A Pictorial History of Crime 1840 to the Present
1966
Critical Occasions
1966
The Blackheath Poisonings
1978
The Modern Crime Story
1980
Agatha Christie Cover Story
1982
The Name of Annabel Lee
1983
Crime and Detection Quiz
1983
The Remarkable Daniel Dunglas Home
1983
1948 and 1984: The second Orwell memorial lecture
1984
Dashiell Hammett
1985
The Criminal Comedy of the Contented Couple / A Criminal Comedy
1986
The General Strike
1987
Mortal Consequences
1987
Conan Doyle: Portrait of an Artist
1989
The Thirties and the Nineties
1990
Something Like a Love Affair
1993
Criminal Practices
1994
Playing Happy Families
1995
A Sort Of Virtue
1996
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