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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 Golden Pool" (1905) and follow publication order through all 13 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Golden Pool
1905
The Unwilling Adventurer
1913
A Savant's Vendetta / The Uttermost Farthing
1914
Flighty Phyllis
1928
When Rogues Fall Out / Dr. Thorndyke's Discovery
1932
The Queen's Treasure
1975
The Missing Mortgagee
2021
Fifty Famous Detectives of Fiction
1948
English Country House Murders
1988
Detection by Gaslight: 14 Victorian Detective Stories
1997
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories
2000
The Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective Megapack
2012
Black Cat Weekly 127
2024
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