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Standalone Books in Order
167
Books
1932
First Book
1975
Latest Book
44
Years
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 "Seven Times Seven" (1932) and follow publication order through all 167 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
1
Seven Times Seven
1932
2
Men, Maids and Murder
1933
3
Fire of Death (As:M.E. Cooke)
1934
4
For Love’s Sake (As:Margaret Cooke)
1934
5
The Black Heart (As:M.E. Cooke)
1935
6
The Casino Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)
1935
7
The Crime Gang (As:M.E. Cooke)
1935
8
The Dark Shadow (As: Rodney Mattheson)
1935
9
The Death Drive (As:M.E. Cooke)
1935
10
The Secret of Ferrars (As: Rodney Mattheson)
1935
11
No. 1's Last Crime (As:M.E. Cooke)
1935
12
The Stolen Formula Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)
1935
13
The Big Radium Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)
1936
14
The Day of Terror (As:M.E. Cooke)
1936
15
The Dummy Robberies (As:M.E. Cooke)
1936
16
Lover of Hate (As:Elise Fecamps)
1936
17
The Hypnotic Demon (As:M.E. Cooke)
1936
18
The Moat Farm Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)
1936
19
The Secret Formula (As:M.E. Cooke)
1936
20
The Successful Alibi (As:M.E. Cooke)
1936
21
The Hadfield Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)
1937
22
The Moving Eye (As:M.E. Cooke)
1937
23
The Laughing Lightweight (As:Patrick Gill)
1937
24
The Raven (As:M.E. Cooke)
1937
25
Love’s Triumph (As:Elise Fecamps)
1937
26
Chains of Love (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)
1937
27
Love’s Pilgrimage (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)
1937
28
Three for Adventure (As:Michael Halliday)
1937
29
The Fighting Footballers (As:Patrick Gill)
1937
30
True Love (As:Elise Fecamps)
1937
31
False Love or True (As:Margaret Cooke)
1937
32
Troubled Journey (As:Margaret Cooke)
1937
33
Murder Manor (As: Peter Manton)
1937
34
Stand By For Danger (As: Peter Manton)
1937
35
Four Find Danger (As:Michael Halliday)
1937
36
Three Days' Terror (As: Peter Manton)
1938
37
One-Shot Marriott (As: Ken Ranger)
1938
38
Gun-Smoke Range (As:Tex Riley)
1938
39
Two-Gun Girl (As:Tex Riley)
1938
40
Four Motives for Murder (As:Brian Hope)
1938
41
Circle of Justice (As:Peter Manton)
1938
42
A Mannequin’s Romance (As:Margaret Cooke)
1938
43
The Greater Desire (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)
1938
44
The Tangled Legacy (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)
1938
45
Fate’s Playthings (As:Margaret Cooke)
1938
46
Love Calls Twice (As:Margaret Cooke)
1938
47
The Road to Happiness (As:Margaret Cooke)
1938
48
Two Meet Trouble (As:Michael Halliday)
1938
49
Web of Destiny (As:Margaret Cooke)
1938
50
Whose Lover? (As:Margaret Cooke)
1938
51
Gunshot Mesa (As:Tex Riley)
1939
52
For Her Sister\'s Sake (As:M.E. Cooke)
1939
53
The Mountain Terror (As:M.E. Cooke)
1939
54
Roaring Guns (As: Ken Ranger)
1939
55
The Mystery of the Centre-Forward (As:Patrick Gill)
1939
56
The Battle for the Cup (As:Patrick Gill)
1939
57
Two Gun Texan (As: William K. Riley)
1939
58
The 10,000 Trophy Race (As:Patrick Gill)
1939
59
The Fighting Tramp (As:Patrick Gill)
1939
60
The Turn of Fate (As:Margaret Cooke)
1939
61
Crossroads of Love (As:Margaret Cooke)
1939
62
Love’s Ordeal (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)
1939
63
Death Looks On (As: Peter Manton)
1939
64
The Crime Syndicate (As:Peter Manton)
1939
65
Love Comes Back (As:Margaret Cooke)
1939
66
Love Triumphant (As:Margaret Cooke)
1939
67
Masked Riders (As:Tex Riley)
1940
68
The Secret Super-Charger (As:Patrick Gill)
1940
69
Rustler’s Range (As:Tex Riley)
1940
70
The Shootin’ Sheriff (As:Tex Riley)
1940
71
Triple Murder (As:Colin Hughes)
1940
72
Heir to Murder (As:Michael Halliday)
1940
73
The Lost Lover (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)
1940
74
Love’s Journey (As:Margaret Cooke)
1940
75
Who Was the Jester? / The Masked Gunman (As:Gordon Ashe)
1940
76
The Verrall Street Affair (As:M.E. Cooke)
1940
77
The Midget Marvel (As:Peter Manton)
1940
78
Murder by the Way (As:Michael Halliday)
1940
79
Murder Come Home (As:Michael Halliday)
1940
80
Outlaw’s Vengeance (As:William K. Riley)
1941
81
War on the Lazy-K (As:William K. Riley)
1941
82
Death Canyon (As:Tex Riley)
1941
83
By Persons Unknown (As:Jeremy York)
1941
84
Who Saw Him Die? (As:Michael Halliday)
1941
85
Guns Over Blue Lake (As:William K. Riley)
1942
86
Guns on the Range (As:Tex Riley)
1942
87
Who Died at the Grange? (As:Michael Halliday)
1942
88
Foul Play Suspected (As:Michael Halliday)
1942
89
Riders of Dry Gulch (As:William K. Riley)
1943
90
Range Justice (As:Tex Riley)
1943
91
Murder Unseen (As:Jeremy York)
1943
92
Five to Kill (As:Michael Halliday)
1943
93
Murder at King\'s Kitchen (As:Michael Halliday)
1943
94
Outlaw Hollow (As:Tex Riley)
1944
95
Long John Rides the Range (As:William K. Riley)
1944
96
Murder on Largo Island (As: Charles Hogarth)
1944
97
No Alibi (As:Jeremy York)
1944
98
No Crime More Cruel (As:Michael Halliday)
1944
99
Who Said Murder? (As:Michael Halliday)
1944
100
Miracle Range (As:William K. Riley)
1945
101
Yesterday\'s Murder (As:Jeremy York)
1945
102
Crime with Many Voices (As:Michael Halliday)
1945
103
Play for Murder (As: Norman Deane)
1946
104
The Silent House (As: Norman Deane)
1946
105
Hidden Range (As:Tex Riley)
1946
106
The Secrets of the Range (As:William K. Riley)
1946
107
Murder Makes Murder (As:Michael Halliday)
1946
108
Forgotten Range (As:Tex Riley)
1947
109
Keys to Crime (As: Richard Martin)
1947
110
Why Murder? (As: Norman Deane)
1948
111
First a Murder (As:Michael Halliday)
1948
112
No End to Danger (As:Michael Halliday)
1948
113
Trigger Justice (As:Tex Riley)
1948
114
Vote for Murder (As: Richard Martin)
1948
115
Policeman's Triumph (As: Peter Manton)
1948
116
Outlaw Guns (As:William K. Riley)
1949
117
Bullet Justice (As:Tex Riley)
1949
118
Lynch Hollow (As:Tex Riley)
1949
119
Who Killed Rebecca? (As: Michael Halliday)
1949
120
The Dying Witnesses (As: Michael Halliday)
1949
121
Dine with Murder (As: Michael Halliday)
1950
122
No Hurry to Kill (As: Norman Deane)
1950
123
Thief in the Night (As: Peter Manton)
1950
124
Death to My Killer (As:Jeremy York)
1950
125
Sentence of Death (As:Jeremy York)
1950
126
Murder Week-End (As: Michael Halliday)
1950
127
Quarrel with Murder (As:Michael Halliday)
1951
128
Look at Murder (As: Norman Deane)
1952
129
Voyage of Death (As:Jeremy York)
1952
130
Murder Ahead (As: Norman Deane)
1953
131
Range Vengeance (As:William K. Riley)
1953
132
Safari with Murder (As:Jeremy York)
1953
133
No Escape From Murder (As: Peter Manton)
1953
134
Out of the Shadows (As: Michael Halliday)
1954
135
Adrian and Jonathan (As: Richard Martin)
1954
136
The Charity Murders / The Charity Killers (As: Peter Manton)
1954
137
The Crooked Killer (As:Peter Manton)
1954
138
The Man Who Stayed Alive (As:Gordon Ashe)
1955
139
Murder at End House (As:Michael Halliday)
1955
140
So Soon to Die (As:Jeremy York)
1955
141
Cat and Mouse / Hilda, Take Heed (As: Michael Halliday)
1955
142
Seeds of Murder (As:Jeremy York)
1956
143
Sight of Death (As:Jeremy York)
1956
144
Murder in the Highlands (As: Peter Manton)
1957
145
Kill Once, Kill Twice (As: Kyle Hunt)
1957
146
Runaway (As: Michael Halliday)
1957
147
Death of a Stranger / Come Here to Die (As: Michael Halliday)
1957
148
Kill a Wicked Man (As: Kyle Hunt)
1958
149
Children of Despair
1958
150
Missing from Home / Missing (As: Michael Halliday)
1958
151
Murder Assured (As: Michael Halliday)
1958
152
Hide and Kill (As:Jeremy York)
1959
153
Kill My Love (As: Kyle Hunt)
1959
154
Thicker Than Water (As: Michael Halliday)
1959
155
The Mountain of the Blind
1960
156
To Kill or to Die / To Kill or Die (As:Jeremy York)
1960
157
To Kill a Killer (As: Kyle Hunt)
1960
158
Go Ahead with Murder / Two for the Money (As: Michael Halliday)
1960
159
How Many to Kill? / The Girl with the Leopard-Skin Bag (As: Michael Halliday)
1960
160
The Edge of Terror (As:Michael Halliday)
1961
161
The Man I Killed (As:Michael Halliday)
1961
162
The Foothills of Fear
1961
163
Hate to Kill (As:Michael Halliday)
1962
164
The Quiet Fear (As: Michael Halliday)
1963
165
Guilt of Innocence (As: Michael Halliday)
1964
166
Danger Woman (As:Abel Mann)
1966
167
The Masters of Bow Street
1975
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