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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 "Down Payment On Death" (1972) and follow publication order through all 15 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Down Payment On Death
1972
Bad Boyes (With: Duncan Eldridge)
1987
King Street Junior
1988
Bad Boyes and the Gangsters
1988
Monsterman (With: Duncan Eldridge)
1988
Uncle Jack and Operation Green
1990
The Double Life of E.W.Potts, Schoolboy
1991
Time Riders
1991
Uncle Jack and the Loch Ness Monster
1991
The Legend of the Lost Keys
1998
Desert Duel
2004
Dunkirk Escape
2009
Sink the Tirpitz
2010
Bomb!
2011
Blood on the Wall
2013
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