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 | (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 | (1988) | |
| The Anonymous Client | (1989) | |
| The Naked Typist | (1990) | |
| The Underground Man | (1990) | |
| The Wrong Gun | (1992) | |
| The Innocent Woman | (2011) | |
| The Witness Cat | (2013) | |
Publication Order of Teddy Fay Books
| Smooth Operator | (2016) | |
| The Money Shot | (2018) | |
| Skin Game | (2019) | |
| Bombshell | (2020) | |
| Jackpot | (2021) | |
| Obsession | (2023) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Chasing Jack | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler Books
| Cozy Case Files Volume 1 | (2017) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 2 | (2017) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 3 | (2017) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 4 | (2018) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 5 | (2018) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 6 | (2019) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 7 | (2019) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 8 | (2020) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 9 | (2020) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 10 | (2020) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 11 | (2021) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 12 | (2021) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 13 | (2021) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 14 | (2022) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 15 | (2022) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 16 | (2022) | |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 17 | (2023) | |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 18 | (2023) | |
| Anthology series.If author is listed on a book then this author wrote a story within that book. | ||
Publication Order of Barrington Universe Books
(with Stuart Woods)
| Chiefs | (1981) | |
| Run Before the Wind | (1983) | |
| Deep Lie | (1986) | |
| White Cargo | (1988) | |
| Grass Roots | (1989) | |
| New York Dead | (1991) | |
| Santa Fe Rules | (1992) | |
| Choke | (1995) | |
| The Run | (1995) | |
| Dirt | (1996) | |
| Dead in the Water | (1997) | |
| Swimming to Catalina | (1998) | |
| Orchid Beach | (1998) | |
| Worst Fears Realized | (1999) | |
| L.A. Dead | (2000) | |
| Cold Paradise | (2001) | |
| Orchid Blues | (2001) | |
| The Short Forever | (2002) | |
| Blood Orchid | (2002) | |
| Capital Crimes | (2003) | |
| Dirty Work | (2003) | |
| Reckless Abandon | (2004) | |
| Two Dollar Bill | (2004) | |
| The Prince of Beverly Hills | (2004) | |
| Iron Orchid | (2005) | |
| Short Straw | (2006) | |
| Dark Harbor | (2006) | |
| Fresh Disasters | (2007) | |
| Shoot Him If He Runs | (2007) | |
| Beverly Hills Dead | (2008) | |
| Santa Fe Dead | (2008) | |
| Hot Mahogany | (2008) | |
| Mounting Fears | (2008) | |
| Loitering with Intent | (2009) | |
| Hothouse Orchid | (2009) | |
| Kisser | (2009) | |
| Lucid Intervals | (2010) | |
| Santa Fe Edge | (2010) | |
| Strategic Moves | (2010) | |
| Bel-Air Dead | (2011) | |
| Son of Stone | (2011) | |
| D.C. Dead | (2011) | |
| Unnatural Acts | (2012) | |
| Severe Clear | (2012) | |
| Collateral Damage | (2012) | |
| Unintended Consequences | (2013) | |
| Doing Hard Time | (2013) | |
| Standup Guy | (2014) | |
| Carnal Curiosity | (2014) | |
| Cut and Thrust | (2014) | |
| Paris Match | (2014) | |
| Insatiable Appetites | (2015) | |
| Hot Pursuit | (2015) | |
| Naked Greed | (2015) | |
| Foreign Affairs | (2015) | |
| Scandalous Behavior | (2016) | |
| Family Jewels | (2016) | |
| Dishonorable Intentions | (2016) | |
| Smooth Operator | (2016) | |
| Sex, Lies & Serious Money | (2016) | |
| Below the Belt | (2017) | |
| Fast and Loose | (2017) | |
| Indecent Exposure | (2017) | |
| Barely Legal | (2017) | |
| Quick & Dirty | (2017) | |
| Unbound | (2018) | |
| The Money Shot | (2018) | |
| Shoot First | (2018) | |
| Turbulence | (2018) | |
| Desperate Measures | (2018) | |
| A Delicate Touch | (2018) | |
| Wild Card | (2019) | |
| Skin Game | (2019) | |
| Contraband | (2019) | |
| Stealth | (2019) | |
| Treason | (2020) | |
| Hit List | (2020) | |
| Bombshell | (2020) | |
| Choppy Water | (2020) | |
| Shakeup | (2020) | |
| Hush-Hush | (2020) | |
| Double Jeopardy | (2021) | |
| Jackpot | (2021) | |
| Class Act | (2021) | |
| Foul Play | (2021) | |
| Criminal Mischief | (2021) | |
| A Safe House | (2022) | |
| Black Dog | (2022) | |
| Distant Thunder | (2022) | |
| Near Miss | (2023) | |
| Obsession | (2023) | |
| This is a list of all the Stuart Woods novels that take place within the same universe.If reading chronologically, The Prince of Beverly Hills is #1, Beverly Hills Dead is #2 then it follows this list. | ||
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Show Business is Murder | (2004) | |
| Crimes by Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side | (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) | |
| Silent Night, Deadly Night | (2016) | |
| C.H.U.D. LIVES! | (2018) | |
| Malice Domestic 14 | (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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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.