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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 "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

Seven Times Seven
1932

Men, Maids and Murder
1933
Fire of Death (As:M.E. Cooke)
1934
For Love’s Sake (As:Margaret Cooke)
1934
The Black Heart (As:M.E. Cooke)
1935
The Casino Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)
1935
The Crime Gang (As:M.E. Cooke)
1935
The Dark Shadow (As: Rodney Mattheson)
1935
The Death Drive (As:M.E. Cooke)
1935
The Secret of Ferrars (As: Rodney Mattheson)
1935
No. 1's Last Crime (As:M.E. Cooke)
1935
The Stolen Formula Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)
1935
The Big Radium Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)
1936
The Day of Terror (As:M.E. Cooke)
1936
The Dummy Robberies (As:M.E. Cooke)
1936
Lover of Hate (As:Elise Fecamps)
1936
The Hypnotic Demon (As:M.E. Cooke)
1936
The Moat Farm Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)
1936
The Secret Formula (As:M.E. Cooke)
1936
The Successful Alibi (As:M.E. Cooke)
1936
The Hadfield Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)
1937
The Moving Eye (As:M.E. Cooke)
1937
The Laughing Lightweight (As:Patrick Gill)
1937
The Raven (As:M.E. Cooke)
1937
Love’s Triumph (As:Elise Fecamps)
1937
Chains of Love (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)
1937
Love’s Pilgrimage (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)
1937
Three for Adventure (As:Michael Halliday)
1937
The Fighting Footballers (As:Patrick Gill)
1937
True Love (As:Elise Fecamps)
1937
False Love or True (As:Margaret Cooke)
1937
Troubled Journey (As:Margaret Cooke)
1937

Murder Manor (As: Peter Manton)
1937

Stand By For Danger (As: Peter Manton)
1937
Four Find Danger (As:Michael Halliday)
1937

Three Days' Terror (As: Peter Manton)
1938
One-Shot Marriott (As: Ken Ranger)
1938
Gun-Smoke Range (As:Tex Riley)
1938
Two-Gun Girl (As:Tex Riley)
1938
Four Motives for Murder (As:Brian Hope)
1938
Circle of Justice (As:Peter Manton)
1938
A Mannequin’s Romance (As:Margaret Cooke)
1938
The Greater Desire (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)
1938
The Tangled Legacy (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)
1938
Fate’s Playthings (As:Margaret Cooke)
1938
Love Calls Twice (As:Margaret Cooke)
1938
The Road to Happiness (As:Margaret Cooke)
1938
Two Meet Trouble (As:Michael Halliday)
1938
Web of Destiny (As:Margaret Cooke)
1938
Whose Lover? (As:Margaret Cooke)
1938
Gunshot Mesa (As:Tex Riley)
1939
For Her Sister\'s Sake (As:M.E. Cooke)
1939
The Mountain Terror (As:M.E. Cooke)
1939
Roaring Guns (As: Ken Ranger)
1939
The Mystery of the Centre-Forward (As:Patrick Gill)
1939
The Battle for the Cup (As:Patrick Gill)
1939

Two Gun Texan (As: William K. Riley)
1939
The 10,000 Trophy Race (As:Patrick Gill)
1939
The Fighting Tramp (As:Patrick Gill)
1939
The Turn of Fate (As:Margaret Cooke)
1939
Crossroads of Love (As:Margaret Cooke)
1939
Love’s Ordeal (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)
1939

Death Looks On (As: Peter Manton)
1939
The Crime Syndicate (As:Peter Manton)
1939
Love Comes Back (As:Margaret Cooke)
1939
Love Triumphant (As:Margaret Cooke)
1939
Masked Riders (As:Tex Riley)
1940
The Secret Super-Charger (As:Patrick Gill)
1940
Rustler’s Range (As:Tex Riley)
1940
The Shootin’ Sheriff (As:Tex Riley)
1940
Triple Murder (As:Colin Hughes)
1940
Heir to Murder (As:Michael Halliday)
1940
The Lost Lover (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)
1940
Love’s Journey (As:Margaret Cooke)
1940
Who Was the Jester? / The Masked Gunman (As:Gordon Ashe)
1940
The Verrall Street Affair (As:M.E. Cooke)
1940
The Midget Marvel (As:Peter Manton)
1940
Murder by the Way (As:Michael Halliday)
1940
Murder Come Home (As:Michael Halliday)
1940
Outlaw’s Vengeance (As:William K. Riley)
1941
War on the Lazy-K (As:William K. Riley)
1941
Death Canyon (As:Tex Riley)
1941
By Persons Unknown (As:Jeremy York)
1941
Who Saw Him Die? (As:Michael Halliday)
1941
Guns Over Blue Lake (As:William K. Riley)
1942
Guns on the Range (As:Tex Riley)
1942
Who Died at the Grange? (As:Michael Halliday)
1942
Foul Play Suspected (As:Michael Halliday)
1942
Riders of Dry Gulch (As:William K. Riley)
1943
Range Justice (As:Tex Riley)
1943
Murder Unseen (As:Jeremy York)
1943
Five to Kill (As:Michael Halliday)
1943
Murder at King\'s Kitchen (As:Michael Halliday)
1943
Outlaw Hollow (As:Tex Riley)
1944
Long John Rides the Range (As:William K. Riley)
1944
Murder on Largo Island (As: Charles Hogarth)
1944
No Alibi (As:Jeremy York)
1944
No Crime More Cruel (As:Michael Halliday)
1944
Who Said Murder? (As:Michael Halliday)
1944
Miracle Range (As:William K. Riley)
1945
Yesterday\'s Murder (As:Jeremy York)
1945
Crime with Many Voices (As:Michael Halliday)
1945

Play for Murder (As: Norman Deane)
1946

The Silent House (As: Norman Deane)
1946
Hidden Range (As:Tex Riley)
1946
The Secrets of the Range (As:William K. Riley)
1946
Murder Makes Murder (As:Michael Halliday)
1946
Forgotten Range (As:Tex Riley)
1947

Keys to Crime (As: Richard Martin)
1947

Why Murder? (As: Norman Deane)
1948
First a Murder (As:Michael Halliday)
1948
No End to Danger (As:Michael Halliday)
1948
Trigger Justice (As:Tex Riley)
1948

Vote for Murder (As: Richard Martin)
1948

Policeman's Triumph (As: Peter Manton)
1948
Outlaw Guns (As:William K. Riley)
1949
Bullet Justice (As:Tex Riley)
1949
Lynch Hollow (As:Tex Riley)
1949

Who Killed Rebecca? (As: Michael Halliday)
1949

The Dying Witnesses (As: Michael Halliday)
1949
Dine with Murder (As: Michael Halliday)
1950

No Hurry to Kill (As: Norman Deane)
1950

Thief in the Night (As: Peter Manton)
1950
Death to My Killer (As:Jeremy York)
1950
Sentence of Death (As:Jeremy York)
1950

Murder Week-End (As: Michael Halliday)
1950

Quarrel with Murder (As:Michael Halliday)
1951

Look at Murder (As: Norman Deane)
1952
Voyage of Death (As:Jeremy York)
1952

Murder Ahead (As: Norman Deane)
1953
Range Vengeance (As:William K. Riley)
1953
Safari with Murder (As:Jeremy York)
1953

No Escape From Murder (As: Peter Manton)
1953

Out of the Shadows (As: Michael Halliday)
1954

Adrian and Jonathan (As: Richard Martin)
1954

The Charity Murders / The Charity Killers (As: Peter Manton)
1954
The Crooked Killer (As:Peter Manton)
1954

The Man Who Stayed Alive (As:Gordon Ashe)
1955
Murder at End House (As:Michael Halliday)
1955
So Soon to Die (As:Jeremy York)
1955

Cat and Mouse / Hilda, Take Heed (As: Michael Halliday)
1955
Seeds of Murder (As:Jeremy York)
1956
Sight of Death (As:Jeremy York)
1956

Murder in the Highlands (As: Peter Manton)
1957

Kill Once, Kill Twice (As: Kyle Hunt)
1957

Runaway (As: Michael Halliday)
1957

Death of a Stranger / Come Here to Die (As: Michael Halliday)
1957

Kill a Wicked Man (As: Kyle Hunt)
1958

Children of Despair
1958

Missing from Home / Missing (As: Michael Halliday)
1958

Murder Assured (As: Michael Halliday)
1958
Hide and Kill (As:Jeremy York)
1959

Kill My Love (As: Kyle Hunt)
1959

Thicker Than Water (As: Michael Halliday)
1959

The Mountain of the Blind
1960
To Kill or to Die / To Kill or Die (As:Jeremy York)
1960

To Kill a Killer (As: Kyle Hunt)
1960

Go Ahead with Murder / Two for the Money (As: Michael Halliday)
1960

How Many to Kill? / The Girl with the Leopard-Skin Bag (As: Michael Halliday)
1960
The Edge of Terror (As:Michael Halliday)
1961
The Man I Killed (As:Michael Halliday)
1961

The Foothills of Fear
1961
Hate to Kill (As:Michael Halliday)
1962

The Quiet Fear (As: Michael Halliday)
1963

Guilt of Innocence (As: Michael Halliday)
1964
Danger Woman (As:Abel Mann)
1966

The Masters of Bow Street
1975
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