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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 "The Devil's Bones" (2012) and follow publication order through all 12 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Devil's Bones
2012
Where I Can See You
2017
The Promotion
2004
A Cow Hunter's Lament and Other Stories
2023
The Traditional West
2011
Indiana Crime 2012
2012
Westward Weird
2012
Beat to a Pulp: Round 2
2012
Indy Writes Books
2014
Lone Star Lawless
2017
The Spoilt Quilt and Other Frontier Stories
2019
Perilous Frontier: A Quartet of Crime in the Old West
2021
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