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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 "Nine" (2002) and follow publication order through all 23 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Nine
2002
The Messenger
2008
Unharmed
1994
Two Bits
1998
The Man in the Civil Suit
2000
The Abbey Ghosts
2001
Devotion
2002
Eighteen
2002
Caught Red-Handed
2013
Apprehended
2014
Convicted
2014
Justice Done
2014
Case Closed
2014
Tried
2014
Malice Domestic 6
1997
Women of Mystery III
1998
Malice Domestic 9
2000
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2
2000
First Cases, Volume 4
2002
The Sunken Sailor
2004
The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction
2004
A Study in Sherlock
2011
Not Everyone's Cup of Tea
2013
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