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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 "The Long Wait" (1951) and follow publication order through all 25 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The Long Wait
1951

The Deep
1961

The Delta Factor
1968

The Erection Set
1972

The Last Cop Out
1973

The Day the Sea Rolled Back
1979

The Ship That Never Was
1982

Something's Down There
2003

Dead Street
2007

The Consummata (With: Max Allan Collins)
2011

The Last Stand
2018

The Menace
2022

The Killing Man
1989
So Long, Chief (With: Max Allan Collins)
2013
A Dangerous Cat (With: Max Allan Collins)
2017

Me, Hood!
1963

The Flier
1964

Return of the Hood
1964

Killer Mine
1965

The Tough Guys
1969

Vintage Spillane
1974

Tomorrow I Die
1984

Stand Up and Die!
2022

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #1 (With: Max Allan Collins)
2018

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #2 (With: Max Allan Collins)
2018
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