Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Schuss | 1963 | Lillian O’Donnell | Buy |
| 2 | Death of a Player | 1964 | Lillian O’Donnell | Buy |
| 3 | Murder Under the Sun | 1964 | Lillian O’Donnell | Buy |
| 4 | Babes in the Woods | 1965 | Lillian O’Donnell | Buy |
| 5 | The Face Of The Crime | 1968 | Lillian O’Donnell | Buy |
| 6 | The Tachí Tree | 1968 | Lillian O’Donnell | Buy |
| 7 | Dive Into Darkness | 1971 | Lillian O’Donnell | Buy |
| 8 | The Sleeping Beauty Murders | 1973 | Lillian O’Donnell | Buy |
| 9 | Terror Under the Sun | 1973 | Lillian O’Donnell | Buy |
Lillian O’Donnell published nine standalone mystery novels, mostly in the 1960s and early 1970s before she committed to her series characters. These books range from Death Schuss (1963) to Terror Under the Sun (1973) and show O’Donnell developing the skills she would later apply to the Mulcahaney, Anhalt, and Ramadge series.
The standalone novels cover various crime scenarios and settings, with some like Murder Under the Sun and Terror Under the Sun hinting at the suspense-driven plotting that would become her hallmark. While these books are less well known than her series fiction, they are of interest to readers who want to see how O’Donnell’s style evolved in her earlier career.