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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 Fifteen Streets" (1952) and follow publication order through all 79 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Fifteen Streets
1952
Colour Blind
1953
Maggie Rowan
1954
Rooney
1957
The Menagerie
1958
Fanny McBride
1959
Fenwick Houses
1960
The Garment
1962
Heritage of Folly (As: Catherine Marchant)
1962
The Blind Miller
1963
House of Men (As: Catherine Marchant)
1963
The House on the Fens / Fen Tiger (As: Catherine Marchant)
1963
The Wingless Bird
1964
Hannah Massey
1964
Evil at Roger's Cross / The Iron Facade
1965
The Long Corridor
1965
Matty Doolin
1965
The Unbaited Trap
1966
Katie Mulholland's Journey
1967
Slinky Jane
1967
Joe & the Gladiator
1968
The Round Tower
1968
The Nice Bloke
1969
The Glass Virgin / The Glassmaker's Daughter
1969
Invitation
1970
The Nipper
1970
The Dwelling Place
1971
Feathers in the Fire
1971
Pure as the Lily
1972
Blue Baccy
1973
Our John Willie
1974
The Invisible Cord
1975
Miss Martha Mary Crawford (As:Catherine Marchant)
1975
The Gambling Man
1975
The Tide of Life
1976
Mrs Flannagan's Trumpet
1976
The Slow Awakening (As:Catherine Marchant)
1976
The Girl
1977
Go Tell It to Mrs Golightly
1977
The Cinder Path
1978
The Man Who Cried
1979
Lanky Jones
1980
The Whip
1982
The Black Velvet Gown
1984
The Bannaman Legacy / Dinner of Herbs
1985
The Moth / The Thorman Inheritance
1986
Parson's Daughter
1987
Rory's Fortune
1988
The Harrogate Secret
1988
The Cultured Handmaiden
1988
The Black Candle
1989
The Spaniard's Gift
1989
The Gillyvors / Daughter of Scandal
1990
My Beloved Son
1991
Love Child
1991
The Rag Nymph
1991
The House of Women
1992
The Maltese Angel
1992
The Year of the Virgins
1993
The Golden Straw
1993
Justice Is A Woman
1994
The Tinker's Girl
1994
The Obsession
1995
A Ruthless Need
1995
The Upstart
1996
The Branded Man
1996
The Bonny Dawn
1996
The Desert Crop
1997
An Unsuitable Match
1997
The Lady on My Left / The Mists of Memory
1997
The Solace of Sin
1998
Riley
1998
The Blind Years
1998
The Thursday Friend
1999
A House Divided
1999
Rosie Of The River
2000
The Silent Lady
2001
Saint Christopher and the Gravedigger
2017
The Rag Maid
2017
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