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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 "Murder at Grand Bay" (1955) and follow publication order through all 78 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Murder at Grand Bay
1955
the girl who wasn't there
1957
Once a nurse
1966
Nurse Kay's Conquest
1966
Nurse at Mystery Villa
1967
Return to Darkness
1969
The Tarot Spell
1970
The House at Fern Canyon
1970
The Waiting Darkness
1970
Invitation to Evil
1970
Shroud of Fog
1970
Shadow of a Past Love
1970
The Devil Boy
1970
The Terror Trap
1971
King's Pawn
1971
The Watchers
1971
The Ghosts of Harrel
1971
The Gates of Montrain
1971
Inherit the Darkness
1972
The Face of Danger
1972
Sing a Dark Song
1972
The Nurses
1972
Dangerous legacy
1972
Didn't Anybody Know My Wife?
1974
The View From the Cherry Tree
1975
White Jade
1975
Key Witness
1975
The Gods in Green
1975
The Secret Lives of Nurses
1975
The Jaubert Ring
1976
Expendable
1976
Cape of Black Sands
1977
House of Impostors
1977
Act of Fear
1977
Don't Hurt Laurie
1977
The Minden Curse
1978
Destiny's Women
1980
The Search for Willie
1980
The Girl with the Silver Eyes
1980
The Face at the Window
1981
Touch of Frost
1981
The Gallant Spirit
1982
A Long Time to Hate
1982
No Monsters in the Closet
1983
Days of Valor (With: Dav Willo)
1983
House of Fear
1983
The Pet-Sitting Peril
1983
Keating's Landing
1984
Eddie and the Fairy Godpuppy
1984
The Sniper
1984
Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job
1985
The Annalise experiment
1985
The Magic Book
1986
Forever Love
1986
To Share a Dream
1986
My Rebel, My Love
1986
Megan's Island
1988
Madawaska
1988
Nightmare
1989
What Could Go Wrong?
1989
To Grandmother's House We Go
1990
Scared Stiff
1991
Dark Secrets
1991
Jo and the Bandit
1992
What Are We Going to Do About David?
1993
The Absolutely True Story
1994
Caught!
1994
Twisted Summer
1996
Secrets at Hidden Valley
1997
The Kidnappers
1998
Pawns
1998
Hostage
2000
Undercurrents
2002
Rebel
2003
Blood on His Hands
2004
The One Left Behind
2006
Surviving Summer Vacation
2015
The Old House / Buddy Is A Stupid Name for a Girl
2016
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