Order of Parnell Hall Books

Parnell Hall is an American author of mystery novels. He writes the Stanley Hastings, Steve Winslow (as J.P. Hailey) and Puzzle Lady Mysteries series. He also wrote the screenplay to the 1984 horror film C.H.U.D.

Parnell Hall became a published novelist in 1987 with the novel Detective, which began his Stanley Hastings series. Below is a list of Parnell Hall’s books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Herbie Fisher Books

(with Stuart Woods)

Barely Legal (With: Stuart Woods)

(2017)

Publication Order of Puzzle Lady Books

A Clue for the Puzzle Lady	(1999)
Last Puzzle & Testament	(2000)
Puzzled to Death	(2001)
A Puzzle in a Pear Tree	(2002)
With this Puzzle, I Thee Kill	(2003)
And a Puzzle to Die On	(2004)
Stalking the Puzzle Lady	(2005)
You Have the Right to Remain Puzzled	(2006)
The Sudoku Puzzle Murders	(2008)
Dead Man's Puzzle	(2009)
The Puzzle Lady vs. The Sudoku Lady	(2009)
The KenKen Killings	(2011)
$10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles	(2012)
Arsenic and Old Puzzles	(2013)
Lethal Luncheon	(2013)
NYPD Puzzle	(2014)
Puzzled Indemnity	(2015)
Presumed Puzzled	(2016)
A Puzzle to be Named Later	(2017)
The Purloined Puzzle	(2018)
Lights! Camera! Puzzles!	(2019)

Publication Order of Stanley Hastings Books

Detective	(1987)
Murder	(1987)
Favor	(1988)
Strangler	(1989)
Client	(1990)
Juror	(1990)
Shot	(1991)
Actor	(1993)
Blackmail	(1994)
Movie	(1995)
Trial	(1996)
Scam	(1997)
Suspense	(1998)
Cozy	(2001)
Fear of Failure	(2002)
Manslaughter	(2003)
Oh, What a Tangled Lanyard We Weave	(2006)
Hitman	(2007)
Deal Me In	(2007)
Caper	(2010)
Stakeout	(2013)
Death of a Vampire	(2013)
Clicker Training	(2013)
Safari	(2014)
A Fool for a Client	(2015)
The Naked and the Dead	(2020)
The Dead Client	(2020)

Publication Order of Steve Winslow Books

The Baxter Trust (As: J.P. Hailey)	(1988)
The Anonymous Client (As: J.P. Hailey)	(1989)
The Naked Typist (As: J.P. Hailey)	(1990)
The Underground Man (As: J.P. Hailey)	(1990)
The Wrong Gun (As: J.P. Hailey)	(1992)
The Innocent Woman (As: J.P. Hailey)	(2011)
The Witness Cat	(2013)

Publication Order of Teddy Fay Books

(with Stuart Woods, Bryon Quertermous)

Smooth Operator (With: Stuart Woods)	(2016)
The Money Shot (With: Stuart Woods)	(2018)
Skin Game (With: Stuart Woods)	(2019)
Bombshell (With: Stuart Woods)	(2020)
Jackpot (By: Stuart Woods,Bryon Quertermous)	(2021)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Chasing Jack

(2020)

Publication Order of Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler Books

A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Vol 1	(2017)
A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Vol 2	(2017)
A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Vol 3	(2017)
A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Vol 4	(2018)
A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Vol 5	(2018)
A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Vol 6	(2019)
A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Vol 7	(2019)
A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Vol 8	(2020)
A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Vol 9	(2020)
A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Vol 10	(2020)
A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Vol 11	(2021)
A Cozy Mystery Sampler, Vol 12	(2021)
Cozy Case Files, Volume 16: A Cozy Mystery Sampler	(2022)
Anthology series.If author is listed on a book then this author wrote a story within that book.

Publication Order of Anthologies

Show Business is Murder	(2004)
Crimes by Moonlight	(2010)
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero	(2012)
Not Everyone's Cup of Tea	(2013)
Dark City Lights: New York Stories (Have a NYC)	(2015)
C.H.U.D. LIVES!	(2018)
Parnell Hall Presents Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible	(2019)

Note: The first five Steve Winslow novels were written as J.P. Hailey. The Teddy Faye and the Herbie Fisher series are written with Stuart Woods.

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Parnell Hall Synopsis: Detective is Parnell Hall’s debut novel and the debut of his Stanley Hastings character. Hastings is a failure as a detective, so when he gets an offer for a serious case from Martin Albrecht, he has to turn it down. Unfortunately, soon after, Martin Albrecht turns up dead. Because of this, he decides to take the case; [erhaps he can even prove his worth as a detective. In order to solve the chase, he must meet with rather unsavoury characters, thereby putting his life at risk.

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One Response to “Order of Parnell Hall Books”

1. NoRiffRaff: 4 years ago

   There are two books titled Manslaughter on Amazon by Parnell Hall. One is dated 2003 and one is dated 2012. Does anyone know anything about this? They are both Stanley Hastings mysteries.

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