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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 "No French Leave (As: Webb Beech)" (1960) and follow publication order through all 63 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

No French Leave (As: Webb Beech)
1960

Comfort Me with Love (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1960

Hot Seat (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1961

The Court-Martial (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1962

Hell on Wheels (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1962

The Love-Go-Round (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1962

The Girl in the Black Bikini (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1962

Where We Go From Here (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1962

Once More with Passion (As: Walker E. Blake)
1964

Warrior's Way (As: Webb Beech)
1964

Make War In Madness (As: Webb Beech)
1965

Stock Car Racer (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1966

Hunger for Racing (As: James McM. Douglas)
1967

Helicopter Pilot (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1967

Bryan's Dog (As: Edmund O. Scholefield)
1967

Air Evac (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1967

L'il Wildcat (As: Edmund O. Scholefield)
1967

Redline 7100 (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1968

Orders to Vietnam (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1968

The Wheel of a Fast Car (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1969

Fast Green Car / Flat Out (As: James McM. Douglas)
1969

Racing to Glory (As: James McM. Douglas)
1969

Stop and Search (As: William E. Butterworth III)
1969

Marty and the Micro-Midgets / Micro-Midget Racer (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1970

Moving West on 122 (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1970

The Fastest Funny Car (As: Patrick J. Williams)
1970

Fast and Smart (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1970

Susan and Her Classic Convertible (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1970

The Twelve Cylinder Screamer (As: James McM. Douglas)
1970

Steve Bellamy (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1970

Crazy to Race (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1971

Return to Racing (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1971

My Father's Quite a Guy (As: William E. Butterworth III)
1971

Yankee Boy (As: Edmund O. Scholefield)
1971

Road Racer (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1971

Drag Race Driver (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1971

Team Racer (As: Patrick J. Williams)
1972

The Narc (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1972

Dateline: Talladega (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1972

Long Ride on a Cycle (As: James McM. Douglas)
1972

Yankee Driver (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1973

Sky-Jacked! (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1973

Race Car Team (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1973

Dave White and the Electric Wonder Car (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1974

Return to Daytona (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1974

Black Gold (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1975

The Roper Brothers and Their Magnificent Steam Automobile (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1976

The Tank Driver (As: William E. Butterworth III)
1978

Next Stop, Earth (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1978

The Hotel Mystery (As: William E. Butterworth III)
1979

Under the Influence (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1979

Slaughter by Auto (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1980

Leroy and the Old Man (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1980

The Wiltons (As: Eden Hughes)
1980

Flunking Out (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1981

The Air Freight Mystery (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1981

Hot Wire (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1982

The Selkirks (As: Eden Hughes)
1982

A Member of the Family (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1982

Moose, the Thing, and Me (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1982

Wrecker Driver (As: W.E. Butterworth)
1990

The Hunting Trip (As: William E. Butterworth III)
2015

A Revelation (As: Patrick J. Williams)
2025
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