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Home / Authors / Parnell Hall Parnell Hall American author Parnell Hall is best known for the Puzzle Lady mystery series featuring crossword editor Cora Felton. A multiple Edgar Award nominee, Hall’s books are celebrated for their clever wordplay and intricate plotting. This page provides the Parnell Hall books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1987 Detective POoSHB · 1 Buy ↗ 1987 Murder POoSHB · 2 Buy ↗ 1988 The Baxter Trust POoSWB · 1 Buy ↗ 1989 The Anonymous Client POoSWB · 2 Buy ↗ 1989 Strangler POoSHB · 4 Buy ↗ 1990 The Naked Typist POoSWB · 3 Buy ↗ 1990 The Underground Man POoSWB · 4 Buy ↗ 1990 Client POoSHB · 5 Buy ↗ 1992 The Wrong Gun POoSWB · 5 Buy ↗ 1994 Blackmail POoSHB · 9 Buy ↗ 1995 Movie POoSHB · 10 Buy ↗ 1996 Trial POoSHB · 11 Buy ↗ 1998 Suspense POoSHB · 13 Buy ↗ 1999 A Clue for the Puzzle Lady POoPLB · 1 Buy ↗ 2000 Last Puzzle & Testament POoPLB · 2 Buy ↗ 2001 Puzzled to Death POoPLB · 3 Buy ↗ 2002 A Puzzle in a Pear Tree POoPLB · 4 Buy ↗ 2002 Fear of Failure POoSHB · 15 Buy ↗ 2003 With this Puzzle, I Thee Kill POoPLB · 5 Buy ↗ 2003 Manslaughter POoSHB · 16 Buy ↗ 2004 And a Puzzle to Die On POoPLB · 6 Buy ↗ 2005 Stalking the Puzzle Lady POoPLB · 7 Buy ↗ 2006 You Have the Right to Remain Puzzled POoPLB · 8 Buy ↗ 2006 Oh, What a Tangled Lanyard We Weave POoSHB · 17 Buy ↗ 2007 Hitman POoSHB · 18 Buy ↗ 2007 Deal Me In POoSHB · 19 Buy ↗ 2008 The Sudoku Puzzle Murders POoPLB · 9 Buy ↗ 2009 Dead Man's Puzzle POoPLB · 10 Buy ↗ 2009 The Puzzle Lady vs. The Sudoku Lady POoPLB · 11 Buy ↗ 2010 Caper POoSHB · 20 Buy ↗ 2011 The Innocent Woman POoSWB · 6 Buy ↗ 2011 The KenKen Killings POoPLB · 12 Buy ↗ 2012 $10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles POoPLB · 13 Buy ↗ 2013 The Witness Cat POoSWB · 7 Buy ↗ 2013 Arsenic and Old Puzzles POoPLB · 14 Buy ↗ 2013 Lethal Luncheon POoPLB · 15 Buy ↗ 2013 Stakeout POoSHB · 21 Buy ↗ 2013 Death of a Vampire POoSHB · 22 Buy ↗ 2013 Clicker Training POoSHB · 23 Buy ↗ 2014 NYPD Puzzle POoPLB · 16 Buy ↗ 2014 Safari POoSHB · 24 Buy ↗ 2015 Puzzled Indemnity POoPLB · 17 Buy ↗ 2015 A Fool for a Client POoSHB · 25 Buy ↗ 2016 Smooth Operator(With: Stuart Woods) POoTFB · 1 Buy ↗ 2016 Presumed Puzzled POoPLB · 18 Buy ↗ 2017 Barely Legal(With: Stuart Woods) POoHFB · 1 Buy ↗ 2017 Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley) POoCCFMSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2017 Cozy Case Files Volume 2(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Hannah Dennison,Cate Conte,Diane Kelly,E.J. Copperman,Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Susan C. Shea,Mindy Quigley) POoCCFMSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2017 Cozy Case Files Volume 3(By: M.C. Beaton,Donna Andrews,Ellie Alexander,Mindy Quigley) POoCCFMSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2017 A Puzzle to be Named Later POoPLB · 19 Buy ↗ 2018 The Money Shot(With: Stuart Woods) POoTFB · 2 Buy ↗ 2018 Cozy Case Files Volume 4 POoCCFMSB · 4 Buy ↗ 2018 Cozy Case Files Volume 5(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Carola Dunn,Sheila Connolly,Ellie Alexander,Susan C. Shea,Judith Flanders,Mindy Quigley,Auralee Wallace) POoCCFMSB · 5 Buy ↗ 2018 The Purloined Puzzle POoPLB · 20 Buy ↗ 2019 Skin Game(With: Stuart Woods) POoTFB · 3 Buy ↗ 2019 Cozy Case Files Volume 6(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Kylie Logan,Leonard Goldberg,Allison Montclair,Ellen Hart,Sheila Connolly,Mindy Quigley) POoCCFMSB · 6 Buy ↗ 2019 Cozy Case Files Volume 7(By: Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Ellen Crosby,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Ashley Weaver,Mindy Quigley) POoCCFMSB · 7 Buy ↗ 2019 Lights! Camera! Puzzles! POoPLB · 21 Buy ↗ 2020 Chasing Jack POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2020 Bombshell(With: Stuart Woods) POoTFB · 4 Buy ↗ 2020 Cozy Case Files Volume 8(By: M.C. Beaton,Diane Kelly,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,SusanCox,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) POoCCFMSB · 8 Buy ↗ 2020 Cozy Case Files Volume 9(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Hannah Dennison,Kylie Logan,Leonard Goldberg,Susanna Calkins,Allison Montclair,Ellie Alexander,Eve Calder,Mindy Quigley) POoCCFMSB · 9 Buy ↗ 2020 Cozy Case Files Volume 10(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Diane Kelly,Ellen Hart,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Jane K. Cleland,Ashley Weaver,SusanCox,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) POoCCFMSB · 10 Buy ↗ 2020 The Naked and the Dead POoSHB · 26 Buy ↗ 2020 The Dead Client POoSHB · 27 Buy ↗ 2021 Jackpot(By: Stuart Woods,Bryon Quertermous) POoTFB · 5 Buy ↗ 2021 Cozy Case Files Volume 11(By: Diane Kelly,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Mariah Fredericks,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) POoCCFMSB · 11 Buy ↗ 2021 Cozy Case Files Volume 12(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Hannah Dennison,Cate Conte,Kylie Logan,Leonard Goldberg,Allison Montclair,Sheila Connolly,Ellie Alexander,Ashley Weaver,S.C. Perkins,Eve Calder,Jess Dylan,Mindy Quigley,Meri Allen) POoCCFMSB · 12 Buy ↗ 2021 Cozy Case Files Volume 13(By: Mindy Quigley) POoCCFMSB · 13 Buy ↗ 2022 Cozy Case Files Volume 14(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss) POoCCFMSB · 14 Buy ↗ 2022 Cozy Case Files Volume 15(By: Mindy Quigley) POoCCFMSB · 15 Buy ↗ 2022 Cozy Case Files Volume 16(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss,M. C. Beaton) POoCCFMSB · 16 Buy ↗ 2023 Obsession(By: Stuart Woods,Brett Battles) POoTFB · 6 Buy ↗ 2023 Cozy Case Files Volume 17(By: Rhys Bowen,Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Jean-Luc Bannalec,Olivia Matthews,Olivia Blacke,Mindy Quigley,Clare Broyles,Korina Moss,Anastasia Hastings) POoCCFMSB · 17 Buy ↗ 2023 Cozy Case Files, Volume 18(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Leonard Goldberg,Allison Montclair,Vivien Chien,Olivia Matthews,Olivia Blacke,Mindy Quigley,Meri Allen,Katharine Schellman,Korina Moss) POoCCFMSB · 18 Buy ↗ 2023 Cozy Case Files, Volume 19(By: M.C. Beaton,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Diane Kelly,Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,R.W. Green,Elizabeth Penney,Korina Moss,Celeste Connally) POoCCFMSB · 19 Buy ↗ 2024 Golden Hour(By: Stuart Woods,Brett Battles) POoTFB · 7 Buy ↗ 2024 Cozy Case Files, Volume 20(By: Rhys Bowen,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Olivia Matthews,Jennifer J. Chow,Olivia Blacke,Mindy Quigley,Clare Broyles,Anastasia Hastings) POoCCFMSB · 20 Buy ↗ 2024 Cozy Case Files, Volume 22(By: M.C. Beaton,Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Cynthia Riggs,R.W. Green,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss,Celeste Connally) POoCCFMSB · 21 Buy ↗ 2025 Blown Away(By: Brett Battles) POoTFB · 8 Buy ↗ 2025 Cozy Case Files, Volume 23(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Jennifer J. Chow) POoCCFMSB · 22 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Steve Winslow Books 7 books · 1988–2013
01 The Baxter Trust 1988 Buy ↗ 02 The Anonymous Client 1989 Buy ↗ 03 The Naked Typist 1990 Buy ↗ 04 The Underground Man 1990 Buy ↗ 06 The Innocent Woman 2011 Buy ↗ 07 The Witness Cat 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 1 book · 2020
Publication Order of Teddy Fay Books 8 books · 2016–2025
01 Smooth Operator(With: Stuart Woods) 2016 Buy ↗ 02 The Money Shot(With: Stuart Woods) 2018 Buy ↗ 03 Skin Game(With: Stuart Woods) 2019 Buy ↗ 04 Bombshell(With: Stuart Woods) 2020 Buy ↗ 05 Jackpot(By: Stuart Woods,Bryon Quertermous) 2021 Buy ↗ 06 Obsession(By: Stuart Woods,Brett Battles) 2023 Buy ↗ 07 Golden Hour(By: Stuart Woods,Brett Battles) 2024 Buy ↗ 08 Blown Away(By: Brett Battles) 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Puzzle Lady Books 21 books · 1999–2019
01 A Clue for the Puzzle Lady 1999 Buy ↗ 02 Last Puzzle & Testament 2000 Buy ↗ 03 Puzzled to Death 2001 Buy ↗ 04 A Puzzle in a Pear Tree 2002 Buy ↗ 05 With this Puzzle, I Thee Kill 2003 Buy ↗ 06 And a Puzzle to Die On 2004 Buy ↗ 07 Stalking the Puzzle Lady 2005 Buy ↗ 08 You Have the Right to Remain Puzzled 2006 Buy ↗ 09 The Sudoku Puzzle Murders 2008 Buy ↗ 10 Dead Man's Puzzle 2009 Buy ↗ 11 The Puzzle Lady vs. The Sudoku Lady 2009 Buy ↗ 12 The KenKen Killings 2011 Buy ↗ 13 $10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles 2012 Buy ↗ 14 Arsenic and Old Puzzles 2013 Buy ↗ 15 Lethal Luncheon 2013 Buy ↗ 17 Puzzled Indemnity 2015 Buy ↗ 18 Presumed Puzzled 2016 Buy ↗ 19 A Puzzle to be Named Later 2017 Buy ↗ 20 The Purloined Puzzle 2018 Buy ↗ 21 Lights! Camera! Puzzles! 2019 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Herbie Fisher Books 1 book · 2017
01 Barely Legal(With: Stuart Woods) 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Stanley Hastings Books 27 books · 1987–2020
15 Fear of Failure 2002 Buy ↗ 17 Oh, What a Tangled Lanyard We Weave 2006 Buy ↗ 22 Death of a Vampire 2013 Buy ↗ 23 Clicker Training 2013 Buy ↗ 25 A Fool for a Client 2015 Buy ↗ 26 The Naked and the Dead 2020 Buy ↗ 27 The Dead Client 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler Books 22 books · 2017–2025
01 Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley) 2017 Buy ↗ 02 Cozy Case Files Volume 2(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Hannah Dennison,Cate Conte,Diane Kelly,E.J. Copperman,Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Susan C. Shea,Mindy Quigley) 2017 Buy ↗ 03 Cozy Case Files Volume 3(By: M.C. Beaton,Donna Andrews,Ellie Alexander,Mindy Quigley) 2017 Buy ↗ 04 Cozy Case Files Volume 4 2018 Buy ↗ 05 Cozy Case Files Volume 5(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Carola Dunn,Sheila Connolly,Ellie Alexander,Susan C. Shea,Judith Flanders,Mindy Quigley,Auralee Wallace) 2018 Buy ↗ 06 Cozy Case Files Volume 6(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Kylie Logan,Leonard Goldberg,Allison Montclair,Ellen Hart,Sheila Connolly,Mindy Quigley) 2019 Buy ↗ 07 Cozy Case Files Volume 7(By: Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Ellen Crosby,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Ashley Weaver,Mindy Quigley) 2019 Buy ↗ 08 Cozy Case Files Volume 8(By: M.C. Beaton,Diane Kelly,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,SusanCox,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2020 Buy ↗ 09 Cozy Case Files Volume 9(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Hannah Dennison,Kylie Logan,Leonard Goldberg,Susanna Calkins,Allison Montclair,Ellie Alexander,Eve Calder,Mindy Quigley) 2020 Buy ↗ 10 Cozy Case Files Volume 10(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Diane Kelly,Ellen Hart,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Jane K. Cleland,Ashley Weaver,SusanCox,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2020 Buy ↗ 11 Cozy Case Files Volume 11(By: Diane Kelly,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Mariah Fredericks,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2021 Buy ↗ 12 Cozy Case Files Volume 12(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Hannah Dennison,Cate Conte,Kylie Logan,Leonard Goldberg,Allison Montclair,Sheila Connolly,Ellie Alexander,Ashley Weaver,S.C. Perkins,Eve Calder,Jess Dylan,Mindy Quigley,Meri Allen) 2021 Buy ↗ 13 Cozy Case Files Volume 13(By: Mindy Quigley) 2021 Buy ↗ 14 Cozy Case Files Volume 14(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss) 2022 Buy ↗ 15 Cozy Case Files Volume 15(By: Mindy Quigley) 2022 Buy ↗ 16 Cozy Case Files Volume 16(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss,M. C. Beaton) 2022 Buy ↗ 17 Cozy Case Files Volume 17(By: Rhys Bowen,Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Jean-Luc Bannalec,Olivia Matthews,Olivia Blacke,Mindy Quigley,Clare Broyles,Korina Moss,Anastasia Hastings) 2023 Buy ↗ 18 Cozy Case Files, Volume 18(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Leonard Goldberg,Allison Montclair,Vivien Chien,Olivia Matthews,Olivia Blacke,Mindy Quigley,Meri Allen,Katharine Schellman,Korina Moss) 2023 Buy ↗ 19 Cozy Case Files, Volume 19(By: M.C. Beaton,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Diane Kelly,Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,R.W. Green,Elizabeth Penney,Korina Moss,Celeste Connally) 2023 Buy ↗ 20 Cozy Case Files, Volume 20(By: Rhys Bowen,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Olivia Matthews,Jennifer J. Chow,Olivia Blacke,Mindy Quigley,Clare Broyles,Anastasia Hastings) 2024 Buy ↗ 21 Cozy Case Files, Volume 22(By: M.C. Beaton,Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Cynthia Riggs,R.W. Green,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss,Celeste Connally) 2024 Buy ↗ 22 Cozy Case Files, Volume 23(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Jennifer J. Chow) 2025 Buy ↗