Standalone Books in Order

38
Books
2003
First Book
2022
Latest Book
20
Years

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

1

Every Secret Thing

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2003

2

To the Power of Three

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2005

3

What the Dead Know / Little Sister

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2007

4

Life Sentences

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2009

5

I'd Know You Anywhere / Don't Look Back

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2010

6

The Most Dangerous Thing / The Innocents

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2011

7

And When She Was Good

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2012

8

After I'm Gone

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2014

9

Five Fires

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2014

10

Wilde Lake

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2016

11

2018

12

Lady in the Lake

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2019

13

Dream Girl

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2021

14

2023

15

Murder Takes a Vacation

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2025

16

Hardly Knew Her

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2008

17

One True Love

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2008

18

Black-Eyed Susan

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2008

19

Scratch a Woman

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2008

20

A Good Fuck Spoiled

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2008

21

The Crack Cocaine Diet

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2008

22

Easy as A-B-C

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2008

23

What He Needed

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2008

24

Dear Penthouse Forum

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2008

25

Honor Bar

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2008

26

The Shoeshine Man's Regrets

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2008

27

Femme Fatale

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2008

28

Pony Girl

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2008

29

ARM and the Woman

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2008

30

Ropa Vieja

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2008

31

The Babysitter's Code

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2008

32

Waco 1982

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2013

33

Hardly Knew Her: Stories

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2008

34

Hints of Heloise

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2012

35

Different for Girls

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2018

36

Nasty Girls

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2018

37

The Weaker Sex

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2018

38

Seasonal Work

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2022

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Every Secret Thing (2003), 2. To the Power of Three (2005), 3. What the Dead Know / Little Sister (2007), 4. Life Sentences (2009), 5. I'd Know You Anywhere / Don't Look Back (2010), and 33 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Standalone series by Laura Lippman contains 38 books. The series began in 2003 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Standalone series is written by Laura Lippman. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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