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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 "Stand Your Ground" (1994) and follow publication order through all 41 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Stand Your Ground
1994

Stars
1996

Trapped in Ice
1997

Diamonds in the Rough
1998

Stranded
1998

The Money Pit Mystery
1999

The Hydrofoil Mystery
1999

Rebound
2000

The Bully Boys
2000

Northern Exposures
2001

Ricky
2002

Royal Ransom
2003

I've Got an Idea
2004

Death by Exposure (With: Kevin Spreekmeester)
2004

The True Story of Santa Claus
2005

Sketches
2007

Safe as Houses
2007

Bifocal (With: Deborah Ellis)
2007

The Pole
2008

The Falls
2008

Voyageur
2008

In a Flash
2008

Special Edward
2009

Black and White
2009

Wounded
2009

Wave
2009

Branded
2010

Fly Boy
2010

Just Deserts (With: Ray Zahab)
2011

Shaken
2011

The Taming (With: Teresa Toten)
2012

Power Play
2013

Walking Home
2014

Say You Will
2015

The Art of Picking Up Girls
2016

90 Days of Different
2017

Elephant Secret
2018

The King of Jam Sandwiches
2020

On the Line (With: Paul Coccia)
2022

Made 4 You
2022

Flight Plan
2023
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