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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 Stalker" (1971) and follow publication order through all 40 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The Stalker
1971

Panic!
1972

The Jade Figurine
1972

Snowbound / Games
1974

Dead Run
1975

Games
1976

The Running of Beasts
1976

Freebooty
1976

Acts of Mercy
1977

Wildfire
1978

A killing in Xanadu
1980

Prose Bowl
1980

Duel at Gold Buttes
1981

The Cambodia File
1981

Masques
1981

Border Fever
1983

Day of the Moon
1983

The Gallows Land
1983

Starvation Camp
1985

The Lighthouse (With: Marcia Muller)
1986

The Last Days of Horse-Shy Halloran
1987

Firewind
1989

The Hangings
1989

Carmody's Run
1993

With an Extreme Burning
1994

Blue Lonesome
1995

A Wasteland of Strangers
1997

Nothing But the Night
1999

All the Long Years
2001

In an Evil Time
2001

Step to the Graveyard Easy
2002

The Alias Man
2004

The Crimes of Jordan Wise
2006

The Other Side of Silence
2008

The Hidden
2010

The Lighthouse of Terror (With: Marcia Muller)
2011

Night Freight
2012

The Violated
2017

Give-A-Damn Jones
2018

The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave
2019
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