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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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Sailor's Leave / Wreath for a Redhead" (1951) and follow publication order through all 28 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Sailor's Leave / Wreath for a Redhead
1951
The Executioners
1951
French for Murder
1954
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1955
A Bullet For My Lady
1955
The Feast Of Lupercal
1957
Murder in Majorca (As: Michael Bryan)
1957
Intent to Kill (As: Michael Bryan)
1958
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1960
An Answer from Limbo
1962
The Emperor of Ice Cream
1965
I am Mary Dunne
1968
Moment of Love
1969
Fergus
1970
Catholics
1972
The Revolution Script
1972
The Great Victorian Collection
1975
The Doctor's Wife
1976
The Mangan Inheritance
1979
The Temptation of Eileen Hughes
1981
Cold Heaven
1983
Black Robe
1985
The Colour of Blood
1987
Lies of Silence
1990
No Other life
1993
The Statement
1995
The Magician's Wife
1997
One of The Unguided
2025
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