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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 "A Choice Of Enemies" (1973) and follow publication order through all 41 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
A Choice Of Enemies
1973
Where All the Girls Are Sweeter / Dangerous Arrivals (As: Richard Butler)
1975
The Special Collection / The Networks
1975
The Only Good German / Mission Berlin
1976
Moscow Quadrille / Special Forces
1976
Italian Assets / Deadly Departures
1976
The Lantern Network
1978
Alpha List
1979
Consequence of Fear / Smokescreen
1979
The Twentieth Day of January / Cold Tactics
1980
Codeword Cromwell
1980
The Reaper / The Stalking Angel
1980
The Other Side of Silence
1981
Secret Whispers
1981
Shadow of Shadows
1982
The Lonely Margins
1982
All Our Tomorrows
1982
Pay Any Price
1983
No Place to Hide / Hostage
1984
The Girl From Addis
1984
Children of Tender Years
1985
The Choice
1986
Seeds Of Treason
1986
The Crossing / Berlin Exchange
1987
A Wilderness of Mirrors
1989
Deep Purple
1990
A Time Without Shadows / Rules of the Game
1990
The Dangerous Edge
1992
Show Me A Hero
1994
Line-crosser Allbeury
1994
As Time Goes by
1994
Beyond the Silence aka The Spirit of Liberty
1995
Long Run
1996
Aid and Comfort
1997
Shadow of a Doubt
1999
The Reckoning
2000
Never Look Back
2000
The Assets / Due Process
2002
Special Forces
2002
Hostage
2004
Dangerous Arrivals
2007
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