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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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