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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 "Every Secret Thing" (2003) and follow publication order through all 38 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Every Secret Thing
2003
To the Power of Three
2005
What the Dead Know / Little Sister
2007
Life Sentences
2009
I'd Know You Anywhere / Don't Look Back
2010
The Most Dangerous Thing / The Innocents
2011
And When She Was Good
2012
After I'm Gone
2014
Five Fires
2014
Wilde Lake
2016
Sunburn
2018
Lady in the Lake
2019
Dream Girl
2021
Prom Mom
2023
Murder Takes a Vacation
2025
Hardly Knew Her
2008
One True Love
2008
Black-Eyed Susan
2008
Scratch a Woman
2008
A Good Fuck Spoiled
2008
The Crack Cocaine Diet
2008
Easy as A-B-C
2008
What He Needed
2008
Dear Penthouse Forum
2008
Honor Bar
2008
The Shoeshine Man's Regrets
2008
Femme Fatale
2008
Pony Girl
2008
ARM and the Woman
2008
Ropa Vieja
2008
The Babysitter's Code
2008
Waco 1982
2013
Hardly Knew Her: Stories
2008
Hints of Heloise
2012
Different for Girls
2018
Nasty Girls
2018
The Weaker Sex
2018
Seasonal Work
2022
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