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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 "Still As the Grave" (1964) and follow publication order through all 34 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Still As the Grave
1964
Afraid of the Dark
1965
Before I Die
1966
Cat and Mouse
1967
In the Dead of the Night
1969
Pennies on Her Eyes
1969
All Your Lovely Words Are Spoken
1970
Lie Quiet In Your Grave
1970
That Fatal Touch
1970
If She Should Die
1970
Some Die in Their Beds
1970
Dig a Narrow Grave
1971
This Land Turns Evil Slowly
1971
When the Witch Is Dead
1972
And Die Remembering
1972
Reap the Whirlwind
1972
The House at Kilgallen
1973
Speak No Evil of the Dead
1973
Shadow over Grove House
1973
The Broken Key
1974
The White Peacock / Cry of the Peacock
1974
The Silent Walls
1974
Marsh House
1975
Tower Room
1975
Christobel
1976
The Treasure Chest
1976
Trapped
1977
The Hidden Book
1977
A Heritage of Strangers
1978
My Lady's Mask
1979
Fortune's Smile
1979
Passing Fancy
1980
Love's Willful Call
1981
The Herrick Inheritance
1982
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