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Standalone Books in Order

12
Books
2011
First Book
2024
Latest Book
14
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: March 2026

Quick Answer

What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Maze in Blue" (2011) and follow publication order through all 12 books.

The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
Maze in Blue cover

Maze in Blue

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2011

2
Should Have Played Poker cover

Should Have Played Poker

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2016

3
The Night They Burned Miss Dixie’s Place cover

The Night They Burned Miss Dixie’s Place

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2018

4
Bake, Love, Write cover

Bake, Love, Write

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2014

5
Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible cover

Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible

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2019

6
Fishy Business cover

Fishy Business

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2019

7
The Eyes of Texas cover

The Eyes of Texas

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2019

8
Writers Crushing COVID-19 cover

Writers Crushing COVID-19

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2020

9
Masthead cover

Masthead

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2020

10
Murder by the Glass cover

Murder by the Glass

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2021

11
The Perp Wore Pumpkin: A Humorous Crime Anthology to Benefit Second Harvest Food Bank cover

The Perp Wore Pumpkin: A Humorous Crime Anthology to Benefit Second Harvest Food Bank

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2023

12
First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder: 19 Tales of Ruthless Relationships cover

First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder: 19 Tales of Ruthless Relationships

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2024

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