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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 "Here Was a Man" (1936) and follow publication order through all 47 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Here Was a Man
1936
White Hell of Pity
1937
Out of This Nettle
1938
Requiem for Idols
1938
Blossom Like the Rose
1939
Hester Roon
1940
Bride of Moat House / Dead March in Three Keys / No Question of Murder (As:Peter Curtis)
1940
Scent of Cloves
1940
Winter Harvest
1941
The Road to Revelation / Winter Harvest
1941
The Brittle Glass
1942
Michael and All Angels / The Golden Fleece
1943
Jassy
1944
Lady Living Alone (As:Peter Curtis)
1945
To See a Fine Lady
1946
Silver Nutmeg
1947
A Calf for Venus / Letty
1949
Esther
1950
The Lute Player
1951
Bless This House
1954
Eleanor the Queen / Queen in Waiting
1955
Afternoon ofan Autocrat / The Devil in Clevely / The Deadly Gift
1956
Heaven in Your Hand
1958
Little Wax Dolls
1960
The Concubine
1963
How Far to Bethlehem?
1964
Madselin
1968
The Lost Queen / The Lost Ones
1968
The King's Pleasure
1969
Lovers All Untrue
1970
Her Own Special Island / Uneasy Paradise
1971
A Rose for Virtue
1971
The Maude Reed Tale / Story of Maude Reed
1971
Rupert Hatton's Story / Rupert Hatton's Tales
1972
Charlotte / Out of the Dark
1972
Nethergate
1973
Crown of Aloes
1974
Checkmate
1975
The Fall of Midas (As:Juliet Astley)
1975
Walk Into My Parlour
1975
Copsi Castle (As:Juliet Astley)
1978
The Day of the Butterfly
1979
A Wayside Tavern
1980
The Old Priory
1981
The Claw
1981
Pargeters
1984
The Story of Maude Reed
2024
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