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
The Flesh of the Orchid
Buy on Amazon1940
Lady -- Here's Your Wreath (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1940
The Dead Stay Dumb / Kiss My Fist!
Buy on Amazon1941
Miss Callaghan Comes to Grief
Buy on Amazon1941
Get a Load of This
Buy on Amazon1942
You Never Know with Women
Buy on Amazon1942
1942
Just the Way It Is (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1944
Miss Shumway Waves a Wand
Buy on Amazon1944
Make the Corpse Walk (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1946
I'll Get You for This
Buy on Amazon1946
Blonde's Requiem (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1946
More Deadly Than the Male
Buy on Amazon1946
Trusted Like the Fox (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1948
The Paw in the Bottle (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1949
Why Pick On Me? (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1950
In a Vain Shadow (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1951
But a Short Time to Live (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1951
Strictly for Cash
Buy on Amazon1951
The Fast Buck
Buy on Amazon1952
The Wary Transgressor (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1952
I'll Bury My Dead
Buy on Amazon1953
The Things Men Do (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1953
Safer Dead / Dead Ringer
Buy on Amazon1954
Mission to Venice (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1954
Tiger by the Tail
Buy on Amazon1954
The Sucker Punch (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1954
This Way for a Shroud
Buy on Amazon1954
You've Got It Coming
Buy on Amazon1955
The Pickup (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1955
Ruthless (As:Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1955
You Find Him, I'll Fix Him
Buy on Amazon1956
The Guilty Are Afraid
Buy on Amazon1957
Never Trust a Woman (As:Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1957
Hit and Run
Buy on Amazon1958
The Case of the Strangled Starlet / Not So Safe to Be Free
Buy on Amazon1958
The World in My Pocket
Buy on Amazon1959
Just Another Sucker
Buy on Amazon1960
Come Easy, Go Easy
Buy on Amazon1960
What's Better Than Money?
Buy on Amazon1960
A Lotus for Miss Quon
Buy on Amazon1961
I Would Rather Stay Poor
Buy on Amazon1962
A Coffin from Hong Kong
Buy on Amazon1962
One Bright Summer Morning
Buy on Amazon1963
Cade
Buy on Amazon1966
The Vulture is a Patient Bird
Buy on Amazon1969
Mallory (As: Raymond Marshall)
Buy on Amazon1969
He Won't Need It Now
Buy on Amazon1972
Just a Matter of Time
Buy on Amazon1972
Want to Stay Alive?
Buy on Amazon1972
You're Dead Without Money
Buy on Amazon1972
Knock, Knock! Who's There?
Buy on Amazon1973
So What Happens to Me?
Buy on Amazon1973
Three of Spades
Buy on Amazon1974
Believe This... You'll Believe Anything
Buy on Amazon1975
Goldfish Have No Hiding Place
Buy on Amazon1975
So Soon to Die
Buy on Amazon1975
Do Me a Favour - Drop Dead
Buy on Amazon1976
My Laugh Comes Last
Buy on Amazon1976
Meet Mark Girland
Buy on Amazon1977
You Must Be Kidding
Buy on Amazon1978
A Can of Worms
Buy on Amazon1979
You Can Say That Again
Buy on Amazon1979
Have a Nice Night
Buy on Amazon1981
Hand Me a Fig Leaf
Buy on Amazon1981
We'll Share a Double Funeral
Buy on Amazon1982
Not My Thing
Buy on Amazon1983
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Flesh of the Orchid (1940), 2. Lady -- Here's Your Wreath (As: Raymond Marshall) (1940), 3. The Dead Stay Dumb / Kiss My Fist! (1941), 4. Miss Callaghan Comes to Grief (1941), 5. Get a Load of This (1942), and 62 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by James Hadley Chase contains 67 books. The series began in 1940 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by James Hadley Chase. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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