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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 "Gripless" (1999) and follow publication order through all 25 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Gripless
1999
Cordial and Corrosive
2000
The Superpower of Love
2002
The Orphan Choir
2014
A Game for All the Family
2015
Keep Her Safe / Did You See Melody?
2017
The Understudy (With: Clare Mackintosh,B.A. Paris,Holly Brown)
2019
Perfect Little Children / Haven't They Grown
2020
No One Would Do What The Lamberts Have Done
2025
The Opposite of Murder
2026
Pictures or It Didn't Happen
2015
The Warning
2015
Only Joseph
2018
Second Helping of Your Heart
1994
The Hero and the Girl Next Door
1995
Hotels like Houses
1997
Leaving and Leaving You
1999
First of the Last Chances
2003
Leeds Stories 2
2005
Pessimism for Beginners
2007
The Fantastic Book of Everybody's Secrets
2008
Ideas Above Our Station
2010
The Poetry of Sex
2014
Marrying the Ugly Millionaire
2015
The Visitors Book
2016
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