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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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