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: January 2026
Publication Order
My Enemy's Enemy
Buy on Amazon1962
One Fat Englishman
Buy on Amazon1963
The Egyptologists
Buy on Amazon1966
The Anti-Death League
Buy on Amazon1966
I Want It Now
Buy on Amazon1968
The Green Man
Buy on Amazon1969
Girl, 20
Buy on Amazon1971
Dear Illusion
Buy on Amazon1972
The Riverside Villas Murder
Buy on Amazon1973
Ending Up
Buy on Amazon1974
The Crime of the Century
Buy on Amazon1975
The Alteration
Buy on Amazon1976
The Darkwater Hall Mystery
Buy on Amazon1978
Jake's Thing
Buy on Amazon1978
Russian Hide-and-Seek
Buy on Amazon1980
Stanley and the Women
Buy on Amazon1984
The Old Devils
Buy on Amazon1986
The Folks That Live on the Hill
Buy on Amazon1990
We Are All Guilty
Buy on Amazon1991
The Russian Girl
Buy on Amazon1992
The Biographer's Moustache
Buy on Amazon1995
Bright November
Buy on Amazon1947
A Frame of Mind
Buy on Amazon1953
A Case of Samples
Buy on Amazon1956
A Look Around the Estate
Buy on Amazon1967
Collected Poems, 1944-1979
Buy on Amazon1979
Collected Short Stories
Buy on Amazon1980
The Pleasure of Poetry
Buy on Amazon1990
Mr. Barrett's Secret and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1993
Complete Stories
Buy on Amazon2011
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. My Enemy's Enemy (1962), 2. One Fat Englishman (1963), 3. The Egyptologists (1966), 4. The Anti-Death League (1966), 5. I Want It Now (1968), and 25 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Kingsley Amis contains 30 books. The series began in 1962 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Kingsley Amis. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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