Hall, Parnell

Dead man's puzzle by Parnell Hall( Book )
2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 958 libraries worldwide
Chief Harper comes to Cora Felton, asking her to solve a crossword puzzle found on the body of Old Man Overmeyer. Cora pokes into Overmeyer's death, hoping to prove he died of natural causes and soon learns the cranky hermit was the sole surviving member of a forty-year-old stock pooling agreement.

The Puzzle Lady vs. the Sudoku Lady by Parnell Hall( Book )
5 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 899 libraries worldwide
When Cora Felton's sudoku rival, Minami, is arrested for murder it's up to Cora to clear her rival's name, get her off the bestseller list, and trap the real killer.

Manslaughter : a Stanley Hastings mystery by Parnell Hall( Book )
3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 863 libraries worldwide
When Stanley Hastings takes on Joe Balfour as a client, an ex-con who has done time for killing a man in a barroom brawl, he embarks on a series of embarrassing situations that will lead him to a notorious blackmailer.

Scam by Parnell Hall( Book )
2 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 843 libraries worldwide
PI Stanley Hastings of New York is hired by an investment dealer who picked up a woman and got knocked over the head. The dealer suspects he is being set up for a financial scam and wants Hastings to find the woman. The case takes a new turn when the dealer is murdered.

Hitman by Parnell Hall( Book )
2 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 816 libraries worldwide
Not to be confused with the macho type who carries a rod and gives or takes a beating in the course of his investigations, Stanley is more likely to have his ego beaten down by his caustic wife, Alice; long-suffering Sergeant MacAullif; or profit-hungry lawyer Richard Rosenberg, Stanley's only steady client. When hit man Martin Kessler retires before completing his final contract and hires Stanley to protect him from his irate employers, the bodies and the absurdities start piling up.

The kenken killings : a puzzle lady mystery by Parnell Hall( Book )
7 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 813 libraries worldwide
Cashing an inheritance check from a man she never met, "Puzzle Lady" Cora Felton is targeted by her ex-husband with an alimony suit that claims she remarried, a case that is complicated by a witness's murder and suspicions about her ex-husband's possible responsibility.

Suspense by Parnell Hall( Book )
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 798 libraries worldwide
A murder mystery featuring PI Stanley Hastings, hired to find out who is making threatening calls to a writer's house. A look at the publishing world, with its jealousies and back stabbing, through the eyes of a PI who is also an aspiring writer.

Caper by Parnell Hall( Book )
4 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 789 libraries worldwide
"Poor Stanley Hastings. After getting hired by a hitman and nearly getting shot, the put-upon PI needs some fun, so when a gorgeous damsel in distress walks through his office door she seems just what the doctor ordered"--Publisher.

Client : a novel by Parnell Hall( Book )
6 editions published between 1989 and 2003 in English and Chinese and held by 695 libraries worldwide
"What's wrong with me?" is the thought that crosses Stanley Hastings's mind when he gets his first paying client. Stanley has absolutely no interest in being a P.I., but hey, he needs to pay the bills. The novice P.I.'s first client is Marvin Nickleson, an ex-husband on the rampage. Stanley's first job seems easy--just get a picture of Nickleson's ex-wife with another man--until he finds her dead. The murder weapon? In Stanley's car, of course. Stanley's second case is to save his own hide.

Trial by Parnell Hall( Book )
2 editions published between 1996 and 1997 in English and held by 690 libraries worldwide
Legal investigator Stanley Hastings of New York is assigned by his lawyer boss to confirm that a client is not guilty of murdering his wife, even though he took out an insurance policy and has a new girlfriend. By the author of Movie.