Standalone Books in Order

167

Books

1932

First Book

1975

Latest Book

44

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

Seven Times Seven

1932

2

Men, Maids and Murder

1933

3

Fire of Death (As:M.E. Cooke)

1934

4

For Love’s Sake (As:Margaret Cooke)

1934

5

The Black Heart (As:M.E. Cooke)

1935

6

The Casino Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)

1935

7

The Crime Gang (As:M.E. Cooke)

1935

8

The Dark Shadow (As: Rodney Mattheson)

1935

9

The Death Drive (As:M.E. Cooke)

1935

10

The Secret of Ferrars (As: Rodney Mattheson)

1935

11

No. 1's Last Crime (As:M.E. Cooke)

1935

12

The Stolen Formula Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)

1935

13

The Big Radium Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)

1936

14

The Day of Terror (As:M.E. Cooke)

1936

15

The Dummy Robberies (As:M.E. Cooke)

1936

16

Lover of Hate (As:Elise Fecamps)

1936

17

The Hypnotic Demon (As:M.E. Cooke)

1936

18

The Moat Farm Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)

1936

19

The Secret Formula (As:M.E. Cooke)

1936

20

The Successful Alibi (As:M.E. Cooke)

1936

21

The Hadfield Mystery (As:M.E. Cooke)

1937

22

The Moving Eye (As:M.E. Cooke)

1937

23

The Laughing Lightweight (As:Patrick Gill)

1937

24

The Raven (As:M.E. Cooke)

1937

25

Love’s Triumph (As:Elise Fecamps)

1937

26

Chains of Love (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)

1937

27

Love’s Pilgrimage (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)

1937

28

Three for Adventure (As:Michael Halliday)

1937

29

The Fighting Footballers (As:Patrick Gill)

1937

30

True Love (As:Elise Fecamps)

1937

31

False Love or True (As:Margaret Cooke)

1937

32

Troubled Journey (As:Margaret Cooke)

1937

33

Murder Manor (As: Peter Manton)

1937

34

Stand By For Danger (As: Peter Manton)

1937

35

Four Find Danger (As:Michael Halliday)

1937

36

Three Days' Terror (As: Peter Manton)

1938

37

One-Shot Marriott (As: Ken Ranger)

1938

38

Gun-Smoke Range (As:Tex Riley)

1938

39

Two-Gun Girl (As:Tex Riley)

1938

40

Four Motives for Murder (As:Brian Hope)

1938

41

Circle of Justice (As:Peter Manton)

1938

42

A Mannequin’s Romance (As:Margaret Cooke)

1938

43

The Greater Desire (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)

1938

44

The Tangled Legacy (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)

1938

45

Fate’s Playthings (As:Margaret Cooke)

1938

46

Love Calls Twice (As:Margaret Cooke)

1938

47

The Road to Happiness (As:Margaret Cooke)

1938

48

Two Meet Trouble (As:Michael Halliday)

1938

49

Web of Destiny (As:Margaret Cooke)

1938

50

Whose Lover? (As:Margaret Cooke)

1938

51

Gunshot Mesa (As:Tex Riley)

1939

52

For Her Sister\'s Sake (As:M.E. Cooke)

1939

53

The Mountain Terror (As:M.E. Cooke)

1939

54

Roaring Guns (As: Ken Ranger)

1939

55

The Mystery of the Centre-Forward (As:Patrick Gill)

1939

56

The Battle for the Cup (As:Patrick Gill)

1939

57

Two Gun Texan (As: William K. Riley)

1939

58

The 10,000 Trophy Race (As:Patrick Gill)

1939

59

The Fighting Tramp (As:Patrick Gill)

1939

60

The Turn of Fate (As:Margaret Cooke)

1939

61

Crossroads of Love (As:Margaret Cooke)

1939

62

Love’s Ordeal (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)

1939

63

Death Looks On (As: Peter Manton)

1939

64

The Crime Syndicate (As:Peter Manton)

1939

65

Love Comes Back (As:Margaret Cooke)

1939

66

Love Triumphant (As:Margaret Cooke)

1939

67

Masked Riders (As:Tex Riley)

1940

68

The Secret Super-Charger (As:Patrick Gill)

1940

69

Rustler’s Range (As:Tex Riley)

1940

70

The Shootin’ Sheriff (As:Tex Riley)

1940

71

Triple Murder (As:Colin Hughes)

1940

72

Heir to Murder (As:Michael Halliday)

1940

73

The Lost Lover (As:Henry St. JohnCooper)

1940

74

Love’s Journey (As:Margaret Cooke)

1940

75

Who Was the Jester? / The Masked Gunman (As:Gordon Ashe)

1940

76

The Verrall Street Affair (As:M.E. Cooke)

1940

77

The Midget Marvel (As:Peter Manton)

1940

78

Murder by the Way (As:Michael Halliday)

1940

79

Murder Come Home (As:Michael Halliday)

1940

80

Outlaw’s Vengeance (As:William K. Riley)

1941

81

War on the Lazy-K (As:William K. Riley)

1941

82

Death Canyon (As:Tex Riley)

1941

83

By Persons Unknown (As:Jeremy York)

1941

84

Who Saw Him Die? (As:Michael Halliday)

1941

85

Guns Over Blue Lake (As:William K. Riley)

1942

86

Guns on the Range (As:Tex Riley)

1942

87

Who Died at the Grange? (As:Michael Halliday)

1942

88

Foul Play Suspected (As:Michael Halliday)

1942

89

Riders of Dry Gulch (As:William K. Riley)

1943

90

Range Justice (As:Tex Riley)

1943

91

Murder Unseen (As:Jeremy York)

1943

92

Five to Kill (As:Michael Halliday)

1943

93

Murder at King\'s Kitchen (As:Michael Halliday)

1943

94

Outlaw Hollow (As:Tex Riley)

1944

95

Long John Rides the Range (As:William K. Riley)

1944

96

Murder on Largo Island (As: Charles Hogarth)

1944

97

No Alibi (As:Jeremy York)

1944

98

No Crime More Cruel (As:Michael Halliday)

1944

99

Who Said Murder? (As:Michael Halliday)

1944

100

Miracle Range (As:William K. Riley)

1945

101

Yesterday\'s Murder (As:Jeremy York)

1945

102

Crime with Many Voices (As:Michael Halliday)

1945

103

Play for Murder (As: Norman Deane)

1946

104

The Silent House (As: Norman Deane)

1946

105

Hidden Range (As:Tex Riley)

1946

106

The Secrets of the Range (As:William K. Riley)

1946

107

Murder Makes Murder (As:Michael Halliday)

1946

108

Forgotten Range (As:Tex Riley)

1947

109

Keys to Crime (As: Richard Martin)

1947

110

Why Murder? (As: Norman Deane)

1948

111

First a Murder (As:Michael Halliday)

1948

112

No End to Danger (As:Michael Halliday)

1948

113

Trigger Justice (As:Tex Riley)

1948

114

Vote for Murder (As: Richard Martin)

1948

115

Policeman's Triumph (As: Peter Manton)

1948

116

Outlaw Guns (As:William K. Riley)

1949

117

Bullet Justice (As:Tex Riley)

1949

118

Lynch Hollow (As:Tex Riley)

1949

119

Who Killed Rebecca? (As: Michael Halliday)

1949

120

The Dying Witnesses (As: Michael Halliday)

1949

121

Dine with Murder (As: Michael Halliday)

1950

122

No Hurry to Kill (As: Norman Deane)

1950

123

Thief in the Night (As: Peter Manton)

1950

124

Death to My Killer (As:Jeremy York)

1950

125

Sentence of Death (As:Jeremy York)

1950

126

Murder Week-End (As: Michael Halliday)

1950

127

Quarrel with Murder (As:Michael Halliday)

1951

128

Look at Murder (As: Norman Deane)

1952

129

Voyage of Death (As:Jeremy York)

1952

130

Murder Ahead (As: Norman Deane)

1953

131

Range Vengeance (As:William K. Riley)

1953

132

Safari with Murder (As:Jeremy York)

1953

133

No Escape From Murder (As: Peter Manton)

1953

134

Out of the Shadows (As: Michael Halliday)

1954

135

Adrian and Jonathan (As: Richard Martin)

1954

136

The Charity Murders / The Charity Killers (As: Peter Manton)

1954

137

The Crooked Killer (As:Peter Manton)

1954

138

The Man Who Stayed Alive (As:Gordon Ashe)

1955

139

Murder at End House (As:Michael Halliday)

1955

140

So Soon to Die (As:Jeremy York)

1955

141

Cat and Mouse / Hilda, Take Heed (As: Michael Halliday)

1955

142

Seeds of Murder (As:Jeremy York)

1956

143

Sight of Death (As:Jeremy York)

1956

144

Murder in the Highlands (As: Peter Manton)

1957

145

Kill Once, Kill Twice (As: Kyle Hunt)

1957

146

Runaway (As: Michael Halliday)

1957

147

Death of a Stranger / Come Here to Die (As: Michael Halliday)

1957

148

Kill a Wicked Man (As: Kyle Hunt)

1958

149

Children of Despair

1958

150

Missing from Home / Missing (As: Michael Halliday)

1958

151

Murder Assured (As: Michael Halliday)

1958

152

Hide and Kill (As:Jeremy York)

1959

153

Kill My Love (As: Kyle Hunt)

1959

154

Thicker Than Water (As: Michael Halliday)

1959

155

The Mountain of the Blind

1960

156

To Kill or to Die / To Kill or Die (As:Jeremy York)

1960

157

To Kill a Killer (As: Kyle Hunt)

1960

158

Go Ahead with Murder / Two for the Money (As: Michael Halliday)

1960

159

How Many to Kill? / The Girl with the Leopard-Skin Bag (As: Michael Halliday)

1960

160

The Edge of Terror (As:Michael Halliday)

1961

161

The Man I Killed (As:Michael Halliday)

1961

162

The Foothills of Fear

1961

163

Hate to Kill (As:Michael Halliday)

1962

164

The Quiet Fear (As: Michael Halliday)

1963

165

Guilt of Innocence (As: Michael Halliday)

1964

166

Danger Woman (As:Abel Mann)

1966

167

The Masters of Bow Street

1975

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Seven Times Seven (1932), 2. Men, Maids and Murder (1933), 3. Fire of Death (As:M.E. Cooke) (1934), 4. For Love’s Sake (As:Margaret Cooke) (1934), 5. The Black Heart (As:M.E. Cooke) (1935), and 162 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Standalone series by John Creasey contains 167 books. The series began in 1932 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Standalone series is written by John Creasey. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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