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The Puzzle Lady Mysteries is a series of cozy mystery novels by American author Parnell Hall. The protagonist of this series is Miss Cora Felton, who is an eccentric old woman who is obsessed with playing puzzles. She often ends up sticking her nose into things that are not her business and her niece constantly […]

Steve Winslow is the protagonist in a series of legal thriller/mystery novels by American novelist Parnell Hall (originally using the pen name of J.P. Hailey).

Stanley Hastings is the protagonist in a series of hardboiled mystery novels by American novelist Parnell Hall. Stanley Hastings is just as tough as he sounds – completely inept, somewhat of a coward and reluctantly working as a private investigator who works for a lawyer in New York City. Stanley is in his 40s and […]

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.