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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 "Targett" (1971) and follow publication order through all 30 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Targett
1971
The Disappearance of Penny
1980
The Ham Reporter
1986
Ute Revenge (As: Paul Ledd)
1986
Once Upon A Murder (With: Kevin D. Randle)
1987
The Backshooter (As: Robert Lake)
1990
Texas Iron (As: Robert Lake)
1991
Blood Trail to Kansas (As: Robert Lake)
1991
Mountain Man's Vengeance (As: Robert Lake)
1993
The Sportsman
1994
The Ghost with Blue Eyes
1999
Miracle of the Jacal
2001
Curtains of Blood
2002
The Offer
2003
Lancaster's Orphans
2004
The Funeral of Tanner Moody
2004
Trapp's Mountain
2005
The Money Gun
2007
Gallows
2009
The Guilt Edge
2010
The Bottom of Every Bottle
2010
The Further Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
2012
McKenna's House
2014
The Snaphaunce
1985
The Girl Who Talked To Horses
1996
The Goodly Race
2015
Henry and the Idiots
2015
Like a Stranger
2015
A Matter of Ethics
2015
Turnabout
2015
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