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Standalone Books in Order

9
Books
1984
First Book
1996
Latest Book
13
Years

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 "One Police Plaza" (1984) and follow publication order through all 9 books.

The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
One Police Plaza cover

One Police Plaza

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1984

2
Suspects cover

Suspects

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1987

3
Black Sand cover

Black Sand

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1988

4
Exceptional Clearance cover

Exceptional Clearance

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1991

5
Cleopatra Gold cover

Cleopatra Gold

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1993

6
Pigtown cover

Pigtown

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1995

7
Chains of Command cover

Chains of Command

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1999

8
Cop Talk: True Detective Stories from the NYPD cover

Cop Talk: True Detective Stories from the NYPD

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1994

9
Murder For Love cover

Murder For Love

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1996

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