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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 "Miss Garnet's Angel" (2000) and follow publication order through all 15 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Miss Garnet's Angel
2000
Instances of the Number 3
2001
Mr Golightly's Holiday
2003
Sweet and Comfortable Words
2006
The Other Side of You
2006
Dancing Backwards
2009
The Cleaner of Chartres
2012
Cousins
2016
The Librarian
2018
Grandmothers
2019
The Gardener
2021
Vacation
2012
Reader, She Married Me
2016
Aphrodite's Hat
2010
The Boy Who Could See Death
2015
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