Parnell Hall
Parnell Hall (1944-2020) was an American mystery writer known for the Puzzle Lady crossword puzzle mysteries, Stanley Hastings private eye novels, Steve Winslow courtroom thrillers under the pen name J.P. Hailey, and co-authoring the Teddy Fay series with Stuart Woods. Before writing, he worked as an actor, screenwriter, singer/songwriter, and private investigator, and he wrote the screenplay for the 1984 film C.H.U.D. He received a Shamus Award, Edgar and Lefty nominations, and a 2019 Malice Domestic Lifetime Achievement Award.
Mystery
Crime
Puzzle
The Puzzle Lady vs. The Sudoku Lady: A Puzzle Lady Mystery
Presumed Puzzled: A Puzzle Lady Mystery
The Sudoku Puzzle Murders: A Puzzle Lady Mystery
Hitman: A Stanley Hastings Mystery (Stanley Hastings Mysteries)
Manslaughter
Murder (Stanley Hastings Mysteries)
Actor
Movie: A Stanley Hastings Mystery
Favor
Strangler
A Puzzle in a Pear Tree
A Fool for a Client: Library Edition
Murder
Trial
Client
Juror
The Puzzle Lady vs. the Sudoku Lady
Dead Man's Puzzle
Cozy: A Stanley Hastings Mystery
Puzzled Indemnity
The Sudoku Puzzle Murders
$10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles
NYPD Puzzle
Safari