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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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