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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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