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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 "All Over The Town" (1947) and follow publication order through all 35 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
All Over The Town
1947
Farewell the Tranquil Mind
1950
Seven Men of Gascony
1954
The Adventures of Ben Gunn
1956
There Was a Fair Maid Dwelling
1960
Stop at a Winner
1961
The Spring Madness of Mr Sermon / Mr. Sermon
1963
Under an English Sky
1964
The Golden Millstones: Napoleon's Brother and Sisters
1964
Too Few for Drums
1964
Cheap Day Return
1967
Return Journey
1967
Charlie, Come Home / Come Home Charlie and Face Them
1969
To Serve Them All My Days
1972
Peace Comes to Peckham
1948
Queen Came By
1949
Sailors Beware
1950
Nobody Shouted Author
1951
The Old Lady of Cheadle
1952
Miaow! Miaow!
1952
The Bride Wore an Opal Ring
1952
Waggonload O'Monkeys
1952
Made to Measure
1952
Smoke in the Valley
1952
Spark in Judea
1953
Golden Rain
1953
Absent Lover
1953
Home is the Hunted
1954
Guinea Pigs
1954
The Orchard Walls
1954
The Roundelay Tradition
1954
And Then There Were None
1954
Ten Till Five
1954
Flashpoint
1958
Wild Mink
1962
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