Standalone Books in Order

32
Books
1961
First Book
1983
Latest Book
23
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: January 2026

Publication Order

1

1961

2

Never Live Twice

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1964

3

Death Deep Down

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1965

4

Four for the Money

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1966

5

The Vengeance Man (With: Fletcher Flora)

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1966

6

Raven is a Blood Red Bird (With: William Odell)

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1967

7

Route of the Red Gold

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1967

8

1983

9

A Game for Fools

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1984

10

No Witnesses

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1984

11

Redmond's Shot

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1985

12

1985

13
14

1985

15

The Comeback

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1985

16

Pension Plan

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1985

17

Death in Any Language

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1985

18

Small-Town Beat

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1986

19

The Super Upset

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1987

20

The Sixth Man

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1987

21

1987

22

The Hitter

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1987

23

Double the Glory

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1987

24

The Devlin Affair

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1987

25

Strongarm

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1988

26

Winners and Losers

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1991

27

Cloak and Dagger

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1991

28

Big-Top Tragedy

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1993

29

Deadly Torrent

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1993

30

Quake 8.1

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1993

31

John Creasey's Crime Collection, 1977

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1977

32

Alfred Hitchcock's A Choice of Evils

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1983

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Backfire (1961), 2. Never Live Twice (1964), 3. Death Deep Down (1965), 4. Four for the Money (1966), 5. The Vengeance Man (With: Fletcher Flora) (1966), and 27 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Standalone series by Dan J. Marlowe contains 32 books. The series began in 1961 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Standalone series is written by Dan J. Marlowe. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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