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Parnell Hall Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Parnell Hall in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 87 books / 7 series

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.

Books by Parnell Hall in Publication Order

1987 Detective POoSHB / 1 Buy
1987 Murder POoSHB / 2 Buy
1988 The Baxter Trust POoSWB / 1 Buy
1988 Favor POoSHB / 3 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
1990 Juror POoSHB / 6 Buy
1991 Shot POoSHB / 7 Buy
1992 The Wrong Gun POoSWB / 5 Buy
1993 Actor POoSHB / 8 Buy
1994 Blackmail POoSHB / 9 Buy
1995 Movie POoSHB / 10 Buy
1996 Trial POoSHB / 11 Buy
1997 Scam POoSHB / 12 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
2001 Cozy POoSHB / 14 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

Complete Parnell Hall Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Steve Winslow Reading Order 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
05 The Wrong Gun 1992 Buy
06 The Innocent Woman 2011 Buy
07 The Witness Cat 2013 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 1 book / 2020
01 Chasing Jack 2020 Buy
Teddy Fay Reading Order 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
Puzzle Lady Reading Order 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
16 NYPD Puzzle 2014 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
01 Barely Legal(With: Stuart Woods) 2017 Buy
Stanley Hastings Reading Order 27 books / 1987-2020
01 Detective 1987 Buy
02 Murder 1987 Buy
03 Favor 1988 Buy
04 Strangler 1989 Buy
05 Client 1990 Buy
06 Juror 1990 Buy
07 Shot 1991 Buy
08 Actor 1993 Buy
09 Blackmail 1994 Buy
10 Movie 1995 Buy
11 Trial 1996 Buy
12 Scam 1997 Buy
13 Suspense 1998 Buy
14 Cozy 2001 Buy
15 Fear of Failure 2002 Buy
16 Manslaughter 2003 Buy
17 Oh, What a Tangled Lanyard We Weave 2006 Buy
18 Hitman 2007 Buy
19 Deal Me In 2007 Buy
20 Caper 2010 Buy
21 Stakeout 2013 Buy
22 Death of a Vampire 2013 Buy
23 Clicker Training 2013 Buy
24 Safari 2014 Buy
25 A Fool for a Client 2015 Buy
26 The Naked and the Dead 2020 Buy
27 The Dead Client 2020 Buy
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

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