Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Ephemeral | 2015 | Anni Taylor | Buy |
| 2 | Paracosm - Bleath | 2015 | Anni Taylor | Buy |
| 3 | The Game You Played | 2016 | Anni Taylor | Buy |
| 4 | The Six | 2017 | Anni Taylor | Buy |
| 5 | Stranger in the Woods | 2018 | Anni Taylor | Buy |
| 6 | Poison Orchids | 2019 | Anni Taylor | Buy |
| 7 | Birds in Flight | 2023 | Anni Taylor | Buy |
Anni Taylor has published seven standalone thrillers alongside her series work, starting with Lake Ephemeral (2015) and running through Birds in Flight (2023). These books share her series’ interest in psychological tension and hidden truths, but each tells a self-contained story. Paracosm - Bleath (2015) is one of her more unusual titles, dealing with the concept of imagined worlds that take on a life of their own, while The Six (2017) explores group dynamics under pressure.
The later standalones show Taylor refining her craft. Stranger in the Woods (2018) puts its protagonist in an isolated setting where trust becomes a survival skill, and Poison Orchids (2019) uses a botanical metaphor to frame a story about something beautiful that turns out to be lethal. Birds in Flight (2023), her most recent standalone, demonstrates that Taylor continues to find new angles on the psychological thriller formula without repeating herself.