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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 "Daddy's Little Girl (As: Daniel Ransom)" (1985) and follow publication order through all 59 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Daddy's Little Girl (As: Daniel Ransom)
1985
Night Caller (As: Daniel Ransom)
1985
Toys in the Attic (As:Daniel Ransom)
1986
The Forsaken (As:Daniel Ransom)
1988
Graves' Retreat
1989
The Babysitter (As:Daniel Ransom)
1989
What The Dead Men Say
1990
Night of Shadows
1990
The Poker Club
1990
Nightmare Child (As:Daniel Ransom)
1990
Night Kills
1990
The Prodigal Gun
1992
Cage of Night
1992
The Long Midnight (As:Daniel Ransom)
1992
The Serpent's Kiss (As:Daniel Ransom)
1992
Robin In I, Werewolf
1992
Wolf Moon
1993
The Sharpshooter
1993
Shadow Games
1994
Moonchasers
1995
Blood Red Moon
1995
The Fugitive Stars (As:Daniel Ransom)
1995
Black River Falls
1996
Night Screams (As:Daniel Ransom)
1996
The First Lady (As: E.J. Gorman)
1996
Zone Soldiers (As:Daniel Ransom)
1996
The Silver Scream
1997
Gundown
1997
Senatorial Privilege (As: E.J. Gorman)
1997
Runner in the Dark
1997
Cold Blue Midnight
1998
Trouble Man
1998
Daughter of Darkness
1998
Ride Into Yesterday
1999
I Know What the Night Knows
1999
Serpent's Kiss
1999
Storm Riders
1999
Dark Moon
2000
The Dark Fantastic
2001
Blackmail & Lace (As:Daniel Ransom)
2001
Ghost Town
2001
Vendetta
2002
Rituals
2002
Relentless
2003
Lynched
2003
Gun Truth
2003
Branded
2004
An American Education
2004
Two Guns to Yuma
2005
Shoot First
2006
A Knock at the Door
2007
The Midnight Room
2009
The Marilyn Tapes
2010
Showdown
2012
The Girl in the Attic (With: Patricia Lee Macomber)
2012
Hell-For-Leather Rider / The Man from Nightshade Valley (With: James Reasoner)
2012
Now You See Her
2014
Backshot
2015
Run to Midnight
2016
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