Synopses & Reviews
Poor Stanley Hastings. After getting hired by a hitman and nearly getting shot, the put-upon PI needed some fun, so when a gorgeous damsel in distress walks through his office door, she seems just what the doctor ordered.Wrong again.
The fair maiden turns out to be a married mom who wants Stanley to find out why her teenage daughter is skipping school. Playing truant officer isn't exactly Stanley's idea of fun, but at least it should be easy. Fat chance.
Stanley being Stanley, nothing goes right, nothing is as it seems, bodies start to pile up, and faster than you can say "fall guy," guess who's left holding the bag?
Review
"The charm in Stanley Hastings lies in his chummy, loquacious, self-deprecating commentary as the narrator of his adventures." New York Times Book Review
Review
Parnell Hall succeeds in making Stanley Hastings one of a kind. . . . Pleasantly reminiscent of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin.Mr. Hall slyly wins our respect for Stanley's intelligence andperseverance--qualities that give him the edge over his bolderand brawnier competition. And the last laugh too. -- Marilyn Stasio
Review
"The Stanley Hastings mysteries depend on subversively sly wordplay. In , catching criminals is all very well, but in the violently verbal world he inhabits, Stanley would be happy just to win an argument." Marilyn Stasio
Synopsis
The latest in the beloved Stanley Hastings series - the unlikeliest private eye in New York City, who doesn't even carry a gun.
About the Author
Parnell Hall