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 Thomas Berryman Number
Buy on Amazon1976
Season of the Machete
Buy on Amazon1977
See How They Run / The Jericho Commandment
Buy on Amazon1979
Black Market / Black Friday
Buy on Amazon1986
The Midnight Club
Buy on Amazon1989
Hide & Seek
Buy on Amazon1995
Cradle and All / Virgin (Remastered)
Buy on Amazon1999
Sam's Letters to Jennifer
Buy on Amazon2001
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
Buy on Amazon2001
The Beach House (With: Peter de Jonge)
Buy on Amazon2002
The Jester (With: Andrew Gross)
Buy on Amazon2003
Lifeguard (With: Andrew Gross)
Buy on Amazon2005
Beach Road (With: Peter de Jonge)
Buy on Amazon2006
Judge & Jury (With: Andrew Gross)
Buy on Amazon2006
The Quickie (With: Michael Ledwidge)
Buy on Amazon2007
You've Been Warned (With: Howard Roughan)
Buy on Amazon2007
Sundays at Tiffany's (With: Gabrielle Charbonnet)
Buy on Amazon2008
Sail (With: Howard Roughan)
Buy on Amazon2008
Swimsuit (With: Maxine Paetro)
Buy on Amazon2009
The Postcard Killers (With: Liza Marklund)
Buy on Amazon2010
Don't Blink (With: Howard Roughan)
Buy on Amazon2010
Toys (With: Neil McMahon)
Buy on Amazon2011
Now You See Her (With: Michael Ledwidge)
Buy on Amazon2011
Kill Me If You Can (With: Marshall Karp)
Buy on Amazon2011
The Christmas Wedding (With: Richard DiLallo)
Buy on Amazon2011
Guilty Wives (With: David Ellis)
Buy on Amazon2012
Mistress (With: David Ellis)
Buy on Amazon2013
First Love (With: Emily Raymond)
Buy on Amazon2013
Homeroom Diaries (With: Lisa Papademetriou)
Buy on Amazon2014
Public School Superhero (With: Chris Tebbetts)
Buy on Amazon2015
Truth or Die (With: Howard Roughan)
Buy on Amazon2015
The Murder House (With: David Ellis)
Buy on Amazon2015
Woman of God (With: Maxine Paetro)
Buy on Amazon2016
Humans, Bow Down (With: Emily Raymond)
Buy on Amazon2017
Pottymouth and Stoopid (With: Chris Grabenstein)
Buy on Amazon2017
The Store (With: Richard DiLallo)
Buy on Amazon2017
Expelled / The Injustice (With: Emily Raymond)
Buy on Amazon2017
The President Is Missing (With: Bill Clinton)
Buy on Amazon2018
Disasterland (With: Robison Wells)
Buy on Amazon2018
The First Lady (With: Brendan DuBois)
Buy on Amazon2018
The House Next Door
Buy on Amazon2019
The Inn (With: Candice Fox)
Buy on Amazon2019
The Warning (With: Robison Wells)
Buy on Amazon2019
The Summer House (With: Brendan DuBois)
Buy on Amazon2020
Cajun Justice (With: Tucker Axum)
Buy on Amazon2020
1st Case / Brilliant Lies (With: Chris Tebbetts)
Buy on Amazon2020
The Midwife Murders (With: Richard DiLallo)
Buy on Amazon2020
The Coast-to-Coast Murders (With: J.D. Barker)
Buy on Amazon2020
Three Women Disappear (With: Shan Serafin)
Buy on Amazon2020
The President's Daughter (With: Bill Clinton)
Buy on Amazon2021
The Noise (With: J.D. Barker)
Buy on Amazon2021
The Guilty
Buy on Amazon2021
The Horsewoman (With: Mike Lupica)
Buy on Amazon2022
Run, Rose, Run (With: Dolly Parton)
Buy on Amazon2022
Death of the Black Widow (With: J.D. Barker)
Buy on Amazon2022
The Elephant Girl (With: Ellen Banda-Aaku,Sophia Krevoy)
Buy on Amazon2022
The Ninth Month (With: Richard DiLallo)
Buy on Amazon2022
Blowback (With: Brendan DuBois)
Buy on Amazon2022
The Girl in the Castle (With: Emily Raymond)
Buy on Amazon2022
The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days ofChristmas (With: Tad Safran)
Buy on Amazon2022
Things I Wish I Told My Mother (With: Susan Patterson,Susan DiLallo)
Buy on Amazon2023
Lion & Lamb
Buy on Amazon2023
The #1 Lawyer (With: Nancy Allen)
Buy on Amazon2024
The Murder Inn (With: Candice Fox)
Buy on Amazon2024
Eruption (With: Michael Crichton)
Buy on Amazon2024
Confessions of the Dead (With: J.D. Barker)
Buy on Amazon2024
Lies He Told Me (With: David Ellis)
Buy on Amazon2024
Raised by Wolves (With: Emily Raymond)
Buy on Amazon2024
The Writer / The Imperfect Murder (With: J.D. Barker)
Buy on Amazon2025
The First Gentleman (With: Bill Clinton)
Buy on Amazon2025
Emma on Fire (With: Emily Raymond)
Buy on Amazon2025
Billion-Dollar Ransom (With: Duane Swierczynski)
Buy on Amazon2025
The Picasso Heist (With: Howard Roughan)
Buy on Amazon2025
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Thomas Berryman Number (1976), 2. Season of the Machete (1977), 3. See How They Run / The Jericho Commandment (1979), 4. Black Market / Black Friday (1986), 5. The Midnight Club (1989), and 68 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by James Patterson contains 73 books. The series began in 1976 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by James Patterson. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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