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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 "The Cutting Room" (2002) and follow publication order through all 12 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Cutting Room
2002
Tamburlaine Must Die
2004
The Bullet Trick
2006
Naming the Bones
2010
The Girl on the Stairs
2012
The Second Cut
2022
To the Dogs
2024
Scottish Shorts
2010
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8
2011
OxCrimes: 27 Killer Stories from the Cream of Crimewriters
2014
Out There: An Anthology of Scottish LGBT writing
2014
Bloody Scotland
2019
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