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: January 2026
Publication Order
The Man Within
Buy on Amazon1929
The Name of Action
Buy on Amazon1930
Rumour at Nightfall
Buy on Amazon1931
Orient Express / Stamboul Train
Buy on Amazon1932
It's a Battlefield
Buy on Amazon1934
England Made Me / The Shipwrecked
Buy on Amazon1935
A Gun for Sale / This Gun for Hire
Buy on Amazon1936
Brighton Rock
Buy on Amazon1938
The Confidential Agent
Buy on Amazon1939
The Power and the Glory / The Labyrinthine Ways
Buy on Amazon1940
The Ministry of Fear
Buy on Amazon1943
The Heart of the Matter
Buy on Amazon1948
The Third Man
Buy on Amazon1949
The End of the Affair
Buy on Amazon1951
The Quiet American
Buy on Amazon1955
Loser Takes All
Buy on Amazon1955
Our Man in Havana
Buy on Amazon1958
A Burnt-Out Case
Buy on Amazon1960
The Comedians
Buy on Amazon1966
Triple Pursuit!
Buy on Amazon1971
The Honorary Consul
Buy on Amazon1973
Third Man
Buy on Amazon1977
The Human Factor
Buy on Amazon1978
Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party
Buy on Amazon1980
Monsignor Quixote
Buy on Amazon1982
Getting to Know the General
Buy on Amazon1984
Victorian Villainies
Buy on Amazon1984
The Tenth Man
Buy on Amazon1985
The Captain and the Enemy
Buy on Amazon1988
The Bear Fell Free
Buy on Amazon1935
A Chance For Mr Lever
Buy on Amazon1936
A Sense of Reality
Buy on Amazon1950
The Destructors
Buy on Amazon1955
The Complaisant Lover
Buy on Amazon1961
Under the Garden
Buy on Amazon1963
The Great Jowett
Buy on Amazon1981
J'Accuse
Buy on Amazon1982
No Man's Land
Buy on Amazon2004
Babbling April
Buy on Amazon1925
Graham Greene's Nineteen Stories
Buy on Amazon1947
Twenty-One Stories
Buy on Amazon1954
May We Borrow Your Husband?&Other Comedies of the Sexual Life
Buy on Amazon1967
Collected Stories
Buy on Amazon1973
The Portable Graham Greene
Buy on Amazon1973
Shades of Greene
Buy on Amazon1975
Across the Bridge and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1982
The Collected Plays
Buy on Amazon1985
Complete Short Stories
Buy on Amazon1990
The Last Word and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1990
The Third Man and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon2011
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Man Within (1929), 2. The Name of Action (1930), 3. Rumour at Nightfall (1931), 4. Orient Express / Stamboul Train (1932), 5. It's a Battlefield (1934), and 45 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Graham Greene contains 50 books. The series began in 1929 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Graham Greene. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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