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 Confusing Friendship
Buy on Amazon1924
The Master Criminal
Buy on Amazon1924
Uninvited Guests
Buy on Amazon1925
The Crooks' Shadow
Buy on Amazon1925
Little Things That Happen
Buy on Amazon1925
At the Green Dragon / The Green Dragon
Buy on Amazon1926
The House of Disappearance
Buy on Amazon1928
More Little Happenings
Buy on Amazon1928
Shadows by the Sea
Buy on Amazon1928
Mystery Underground / Underground
Buy on Amazon1928
The Appointed Date
Buy on Amazon1929
The Person Called Z
Buy on Amazon1929
The 5:18 Mystery
Buy on Amazon1929
Following Footsteps
Buy on Amazon1930
The Mystery on the Moor
Buy on Amazon1930
The Z Murders
Buy on Amazon1931
The House Opposite
Buy on Amazon1931
Trunk Call / The Trunk Call Mystery
Buy on Amazon1932
Old Man Mystery
Buy on Amazon1933
Death in Fancy Dress / Fancy Dress Ball
Buy on Amazon1933
The Mystery of the Creek / The House on the Marsh
Buy on Amazon1933
Sinister Inn
Buy on Amazon1934
The Mystery of Dead Man's Heath / Dead Man's Heath
Buy on Amazon1934
Holiday Express
Buy on Amazon1935
The Golden Singer
Buy on Amazon1935
His Lady Secretary
Buy on Amazon1935
Mountain Mystery
Buy on Amazon1935
The Adventure of Edward
Buy on Amazon1936
Dangerous Beauty
Buy on Amazon1936
Mystery in White
Buy on Amazon1937
Holiday at Half Mast
Buy on Amazon1937
Yellow Devil
Buy on Amazon1937
The Compleat Smuggler
Buy on Amazon1938
Dark Lady
Buy on Amazon1938
End of An Author / Death in the Inkwell
Buy on Amazon1938
Thirteen Guests
Buy on Amazon1938
Seven Dead
Buy on Amazon1939
Exit John Horton / Friday the 13th
Buy on Amazon1939
Aunt Sunday Takes Command / Aunt Sunday Sees It Through
Buy on Amazon1940
Room Number Six
Buy on Amazon1941
Interrupted Honeymoon (As:Anthony Swift)
Buy on Amazon1941
The Third Victim
Buy on Amazon1941
The Judge Sums Up
Buy on Amazon1942
The House of Shadows
Buy on Amazon1943
Murder at a Police Station (As:Anthony Swift)
Buy on Amazon1943
Greenmask
Buy on Amazon1944
November the Ninth at Kersea (As:Anthony Swift)
Buy on Amazon1944
Black Castle
Buy on Amazon1944
Rona Runs Away
Buy on Amazon1945
Peril in the Pyrenees
Buy on Amazon1946
The Oval Table
Buy on Amazon1946
Back to Victoria
Buy on Amazon1947
The Works of Smith Minor
Buy on Amazon1947
The Adventure at Eighty
Buy on Amazon1948
Benelogues
Buy on Amazon1948
Death of a World
Buy on Amazon1948
Prelude to Crime
Buy on Amazon1948
The Llewellyn Jewel Mystery
Buy on Amazon1948
The Disappearances of Uncle David
Buy on Amazon1949
The Impossible Guest
Buy on Amazon1949
The Lone House Mystery
Buy on Amazon1949
The Shadow of Thirteen
Buy on Amazon1949
Cause Unknown
Buy on Amazon1950
Change with Me
Buy on Amazon1950
Mother Goes Gay
Buy on Amazon1950
Adventure for Nine
Buy on Amazon1951
The House Over the Tunnel
Buy on Amazon1951
Mystery on Wheels
Buy on Amazon1951
Money Walks
Buy on Amazon1953
The Mystery of the Map
Buy on Amazon1953
The Double Crime
Buy on Amazon1953
Castle of Fear
Buy on Amazon1954
Bob Hits the Headlines
Buy on Amazon1954
The Caravan Adventure
Buy on Amazon1955
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Confusing Friendship (1924), 2. The Master Criminal (1924), 3. Uninvited Guests (1925), 4. The Crooks' Shadow (1925), 5. Little Things That Happen (1925), and 69 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon contains 74 books. The series began in 1924 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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