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
Red Harvest
Buy on Amazon1929
The Dain Curse
Buy on Amazon1929
The Glass Key
Buy on Amazon1931
Woman In The Dark
Buy on Amazon1933
The Thin Man
Buy on Amazon1934
They Can Only Hang You Once
Buy on Amazon1944
The Barber and His Wife (As:Peter Collinson)
Buy on Amazon1922
The Road Home (As:Peter Collinson)
Buy on Amazon1922
The Sardonic Star of Tom Doody (As:Peter Collinson)
Buy on Amazon1923
The Vicious Circle (As:Peter Collinson)
Buy on Amazon1923
Arson Plus (As:Peter Collinson)
Buy on Amazon1923
Slippery Fingers (As:Peter Collinson)
Buy on Amazon1923
Laughing Masks / When Luck's Running Good (As:Peter Collinson)
Buy on Amazon1923
Itchy / Itchy the Debonair (As:Peter Collinson)
Buy on Amazon1924
The Hunter
Buy on Amazon2013
The Adventures of Sam Spade and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1944
A Man Called Spade
Buy on Amazon1944
Hammett Homicides
Buy on Amazon1946
Dead Yellow Woman
Buy on Amazon1947
Creeping Siamese and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1950
Nightmare Town and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1950
The Big Knockover
Buy on Amazon1966
The Continental Op
Buy on Amazon1974
Dashiell Hammett: Crime Stories and Other Writings
Buy on Amazon2001
Dashiell Hammett: A Retrospective Anthology (With: Jack Adrian)
Buy on Amazon2004
Vintage Hammett
Buy on Amazon2005
Lost Stories (With: Joe Gores)
Buy on Amazon2005
Return of the Thin Man (With: Julie M. Rivett)
Buy on Amazon2012
The Hunter and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon2013
The Continental Op Casebook, Vol. 1
Buy on Amazon2025
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Red Harvest (1929), 2. The Dain Curse (1929), 3. The Glass Key (1931), 4. Woman In The Dark (1933), 5. The Thin Man (1934), and 25 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Dashiell Hammett contains 30 books. The series began in 1929 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Dashiell Hammett. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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