Standalone Books in Order

37
Books
1970
First Book
1995
Latest Book
26
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

Prynter's Devil

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1970

2

The Big Tickle

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1971

3

The Pig Got Up And Slowly Walked Away

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1971

4

Davis Doesn’t Live Here Any More

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1971

5

The Last Buccaneer

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1971

6

Dig The Grave And Let Him Lie

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1971

7

My God How The Money Rolls In

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1972

8

My Word You Should Have Seen Us

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1972

9

A Pride Of Pigs

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1973

10

The devil you don't

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1973

11

Cause For A Killing

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1974

12

Who Goes Next?

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1976

13

Acquittal

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1976

14

The Bastard

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1976

15

Walther P. 38

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1976

16

Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me

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1977

17

A Nest Of Rats

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1977

18

The Jury People

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1978

19

Thief Of Time

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1978

20

The Reluctant Sleeper

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1979

21

Home Is The Hunter And The Big Kayo

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1979

22

The Venus Fly Trap

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1980

23

The Eye Of The Beholder

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1980

24

A Kill Of Small Consequence

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1980

25

1981

26

Anatomy Of A Riot

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1982

27

The Distaff Factor

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1982

28

Heroes No More

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1983

29

Cul-de-sac

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1984

30

The Forest

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1984

31

Clouds Of Guilt

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1985

32

All Through The Night

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1985

33

The Forgotten Murders

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1987

34

Blind Brag

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1988

35

Sabbath Morn

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1993

36

The Life And Times Of Christmas Calvert-- Assassin

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1995

37

Murder Story

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1995

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Prynter's Devil (1970), 2. The Big Tickle (1971), 3. The Pig Got Up And Slowly Walked Away (1971), 4. Davis Doesn’t Live Here Any More (1971), 5. The Last Buccaneer (1971), and 32 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Standalone series by John Wainwright contains 37 books. The series began in 1970 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

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

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