Stalking the puzzle lady is member of much the better of the two series. Arsenic and old puzzles is filled with laughs, mayhem, and fun new puzzles by will shortz. Author parnell hall first came to my attention with a 1987 novel called detective, the first of a series featuring stanley hastings, a fairly ordinary joe, fairly happily married, who is an underemployed, underpaid, unaspiring private detective struggling to write his. She holds a slip of paper on which is written what appears to be a crossword puzzle clue, so police chief dale harper brings it to cora felton, a newcomer to bakerhaven connecticut who publishes a national newspaper column called the puzzle lady. Clue to puzzle 6 slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Delaware county district library ohio american libraries. Parnell hall began his puzzle lady mysteries series in 1999 with the novel a clue for the puzzle lady. About parnell hall for a man whos written over 50 books, parnell has had a number of other careers. Buy a cheap copy of a clue for the puzzle lady book by parnell hall. He has collaborated with manny nosowsky for crossword puzzles and with will shortz for sudoku puzzles incorporated in puzzle lady stories he also has written under the pen name j. What bothers cora felton a puzzle in a pear tree, 2002, etc. A shocking crime of passion has bakerhaven buzzing. Use crossword in a sentence crossword sentence examples.
A clue for the puzzle lady by parnell hall overdrive. Jigsaw puzzle s now have their place on the internet jigsaw puzzle maker and computer jigsaw puzzle s are increasing in number. Publication date 2010 topics felton, cora fictitious character. But when bakerhavens beloved puzzle lady grudgingly hits the road as part of a television promotion for new and improved corn toasties, everyones got a surprise in storeincluding a deranged crossword puzzle fan. Mar 03, 2018 a clue for the puzzle lady 1999 by parnell hall if my memory serves me correctly, i made the comment last year that the 1990s might have been a bit of a dud decade for mystery fiction, as none of my reading last year ventured into this time period. In parnell halls presumed puzzled, the puzzle lady. In halls whimsical 16th puzzle lady mystery after 2014s nypd puzzle, amateur sleuth cora agrees to help a local attorney in bakerhaven, conn. Miss cora felton is an eccentric old lady with a syndic.
Parnell hall became a published novelist in 1987 with the novel detective, which began his stanley hastings series. Parnell hall born october 31, 1944 is a mystery writer. Pick up a pencil and get ready to solve a puzzling murderand an actual crossword puzzlein this sparkling debut of a unique amateur detective. The puzzle lady book series by parnell hall includes books a clue for the puzzle lady, last puzzle and testament, puzzled to death, and several more. Mystery and puzzle fans will find much to enjoy in this latest treat from parnell hall. Worse yet, the tour will be filmed and turned into. Parnell halls a clue for the puzzle lady, the first in a series of puzzle lady. A clue for the puzzle lady the puzzle lady mysteries. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Parnell hall is an american author of mystery novels. A delicious brew of colorful characters, irresistible intrigue, and dazzling plot twists, parnell hall s a clue for the puzzle lady is just what a mystery should be a generous helping of fun and a puzzle that never fails to surprise and entertain.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read arsenic and old puzzles. A clue for the puzzle lady puzzle lady mysteries book 1 kindle. A puzzle lady mystery puzzle lady mysteries book 10 ebook. Miss cora felton, an eccentric old lady with a syndicated puzzle column, an irresistible urge to poke into unsettling events, and a niece whos. Of course, there is another way of looking at this if the characterizations werent good, then these fictional people wouldnt get under my skin the way they did. The complete series list for a puzzle lady mystery parnell hall. More murders only make cora more eager to solve the puzzle. The versatile hall is already responsible for two series. The only issue i have with the story is that cora has a real problem cora and sherry are aunt and niece. Stalking the puzzle lady puzzle lady mysteries by parnell. An actor, screenwriter, and former private investigator, parnell lives in new york city. His works include the puzzle lady and the stanley hastings series, as well as the screenplay to the 1984 cult classic c. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Pick up a pencil and get ready to solve a puzzling murderand an actual crossword puzzle in this sparkling debut of a unique amateur detective.
A clue for the puzzle lady by parnell hall librarything. As an actor, he performed in summer stock, regional theatre, and touring companies, as well as appearing in the movies hercules in new york with arnold schwarzenegger and a new leaf with elaine may and walter matthau. Below is a list of parnell halls puzzle lady mysteries books in order of when they were originally published which is the same as their chronological order. Publishers weekly a clue for the puzzle lady is fresh, funny, and ingeniously devised.
If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. In addition to his trademark zippy, witty dialogue, hall provides a dandy puzzle, congenial secondary characters, plenty of laughs, and a true original in cora felton, the puzzle lady. Amateur sleuth and crossword impresario cora felton is asked to solve a puzzle, only to find that its been stolenand a. The chicago suntimes crowns parnell halls puzzle lady mysteries a joy for lovers of both crosswords and frothy crime detectioncora felton is a lovable and unique sleuth. He also wrote the screenplay to the 1984 horror film c. Hall is the creator of the popular stanley hastings detective stories. Dec 14, 2015 parnell hall is the author of the critically acclaimed stanley hastings mystery novels and the steve winslow courtroom dramas, as well as two previous puzzle lady mysteries, the first of which, a clue for the puzzle lady, was voted best new discovery by mystery guild readers.
And shes not sure if the clues dont add up, or if the muchmarried puzzle lady is just distracted by being involved in her first romantic entanglement in years. A puzzle lady mystery ebook written by parnell hall. Hall is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted over 20 times. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read puzzled indemnity. Stalking the puzzle lady by parnell hall fictiondb. A puzzle for you a crossword puzzle from parnell hall, author of a clue for the puzzle lady. Cora felton may look like everyones favorite grandmother. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
The puzzle lady mystery series in order parnell hall. A clue for the puzzle lady begins a new series of mystery novels by parnell hall. He writes the stanley hastings, steve winslow as j. A clue for the puzzle lady 1999 by parnell hall if my memory serves me correctly, i made the comment last year that the 1990s might have been a bit of a dud decade for mystery fiction, as none of my reading last year ventured into this time period. He has collaborated with manny nosowsky for crossword puzzles and with will shortz for sudoku puzzles incorporated in puzzle lady stories.
Edgar, shamus, and lefty nominee parnell hall is the author of the puzzle lady crossword puzzle mysteries, the stanley hastings private eye novels, and the steve winslow courtroom dramas. A clue for the puzzle lady has a good mystery and very good pacing, but i had a few too many problems with the characters, and not all of those problems were personal. The purloined puzzle ebook by parnell hall rakuten kobo. Parnell hall s superb new series dazzles like the 4th of july, crackling with fun wordplay, more twists than a maze, and a clever, vulnerable, wild woman sleuthcora felton, the puzzle lady. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Now the crimesolving powers of the inimitable cora and her clever niece, sherry carter, are put to the ultimate test as they square off against a yuletide killer. If the amusing antics of ebullient cora the sudoku puzzle murders, 2008, etc.
A clue for the puzzle lady by parnell hall, 9780553581409, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Download ebooks a clue for the puzzle lady puzzle lady. Cora felton, a crossword creator with a nationallysyndicated column in bakerhaven, connecticut, in the puzzle lady mysteries. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. This plot has a lot of twists in it and i love the characters interaction mostly sherry and aaron, a reporter for the local paper. Carolyn hart, author of the death on demand and henrie o mystery series. A delicious brew of colorful characters, irresistible intrigue, and dazzling plot twists, parnell halls a clue for the puzzle lady is just what a mystery should bea generous helping of fun and a puzzle that never fails to surprise and entertain. Read the purloined puzzle a puzzle lady mystery by parnell hall available from rakuten kobo.
Parnell hall is the author of the critically acclaimed stanley hastings mystery novels and the steve winslow courtroom dramas, as well as two previous puzzle lady mysteries, the first of which, a clue for the puzzle lady, was voted. See the complete puzzle lady series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. From the new york times bestselling author parnell hall comes a puzzle to be named later if sweetlooking, grayhaired miss marple cursed, smoked, and carried a gun in her purse, shed be a ringer for cora felton. Next to go is the mysterious stranger involved in the stock scheme. The murdered body of an unknown girl is found in a cemetery in the middle of the night.