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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 "Trio" (2002) and follow publication order through all 17 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Trio
2002
The Kindest Thing
2010
Witness
2011
Split Second
2012
Blink of an Eye
2013
Letters To My Daughter's Killer
2014
Half the World Away
2015
The Silence Between Breaths
2016
The Girl in the Green Dress
2017
Fear of Falling
2018
Quiet Acts of Violence
2020
Running out of Road
2021
The Lost Girls of St. Ann's
2024
Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories: A Murder Squad Anthology
2011
Deadly Pleasures
2013
CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour
2017
Many Deadly Returns
2021
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