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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 "Expiation" (1887) and follow publication order through all 113 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Expiation
1887
A Monk of Cruta
0
To Win the Love He Sought / A Daughter of the Marionis
0
The Peer and the Woman
0
The World's Great Snare
0
The Modern Prometheus
0
The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown
0
The Wooing of Fortune
0
False Evidence
0
The Postmaster of Market Deighton
0
Mysterious Mr. Sabin
0
A Daughter of Astrea
0
As a Man Lives
0
Mr. Marx's Secret
0
The Man and His Kingdom
0
A Millionaire of Yesterday
1900
Enoch Strone / The Great Awakening
1901
The Survivor
1901
A Sleeping Memory
1902
A Prince of Sinners
1903
The Yellow Crayon
1903
The Traitors
1903
The Betrayal
1904
The Master Mummer
1904
Anna the Adventuress
1904
A Maker of History
1905
The Malefactor / Mr. Wingrave, Millionaire
1905
The Great Secret
1906
The Tragedy of Andrea
1906
A Lost Leader
1907
The Avenger / The Conspirators
1907
Berenice
1907
The Governors
1908
The Great Secret / The Secret
1908
The Missioner
1908
The Distributors / Ghosts of Society (As: Anthony Partridge)
1908
Jeanne of the Marshes
1909
The Kingdom of Earth / The Black Watcher (As: Anthony Partridge)
1909
The Illustrious Prince
1910
The Lost Ambassador
1910
Passers-By
1910
Havoc
1911
The Moving Finger / The Falling Star
1911
The Tempting of Tavernake
1912
The Court of St. Simon
1912
The Lighted Way
1912
Peter Ruff and the Double Four / The Double Four
1912
The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton
1913
The Mischief-Maker
1913
A People's Man
1914
The Vanished Messenger
1914
The Way of These Women
1915
The Black Box
1915
The Double Traitor
1915
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo
1915
The Kingdom of the Blind
1916
The Cinema Murder / The Other Romilly
1917
The Hillman
1917
The Pawn's Count
1918
The Zeppelin's Passenger / Mr. Lessingham Goes Home
1918
The Box with Broken Seals / The Strange Case of Mr. Jocelyn Thew
1919
The Curious Quest / The Amazing Quest of Mister Ernest Bliss
1919
The Wicked Marquis
1919
The Devil's Paw
1920
The Great Impersonation
1920
Nobody's Man
1921
The Profiteers
1921
Jacob's Ladder
1921
The Evil Shepherd
1922
The Great Prince Shan
1922
The Mystery Road
1923
The Passionate Quest
1924
The Wrath to Come
1924
Gabriel Samara Peacemaker
1925
Stolen Idols
1925
The Golden Beast
1926
Prodigals of Monte Carlo
1926
Harvey Garrard's Crime
1926
The Interloper / Ex-Duke
1927
Miss Brown of X.Y.O.
1927
The Light Beyond
1928
Matorni's Vineyard
1928
The Treasure House of Martin Hews
1929
The Glenlitten Murder
1929
The Lion and the Lamb
1930
The Million Pound Deposit
1930
Simple Peter Cradd
1931
Up the Ladder of Gold
1931
The Man from Sing Sing / Moran Chambers Smiled
1932
The Ostrekoff Jewels
1932
Murder at Monte Carlo
1933
Jeremiah and the Princess
1933
The Gallows of Chance
1934
The Man Without Nerves / The Bank Manager
1934
The Spy Paramount
1934
The Strange Boarders of Palace Crescent
1934
Floating Peril / The Bird of Paradise
1935
The Battle of Basinghall Street
1935
The Magnificent Hoax / Judy of Bunter's Buildings
1936
The Mayor on Horseback
1937
Envoy Extraordinary
1937
The Dumb Gods Speak
1937
The Spymaster
1938
The Colossus of Arcadia
1938
Sir Adam Disappeared
1939
Exit a Dictator
1939
And Still I Cheat the Gallows
1939
The Strangers' Gate
1939
Last Train Out
1940
The Grassleyes Mystery
1940
The Man Who Changed His Plea
1941
The Shy Plutocrat
1941
Mr. Mirakel
1943
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