Detective (Stanley Hastings Series #1)

by Parnell Hall

Overview

Stanley Hastings, the world's most unlikely private eye, a struggling actor/writer trying to support his wife and kid in New York City, who chases ambulances for a negligence lawyer and carries a camera instead of a gun and photographs accident victims and the cracks in the sidewalk that tripped them, tackles his first real case, tracking down the murderers of a client he could not save because he wasn't a real detective.

1988 Edgar Award Best First Mystery Nominee
1988 Shamus Award Best First Mystery Nominee

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936441136
Publisher:	Parnell Hall
Publication date:	11/11/2010
Series:	Stanley Hastings Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	230,212
File size:	322 KB

About the Author

Parnell Hall is the author of the Puzzle Lady crossword puzzle mysteries, the Stanley Hastings private eye novels, and the Steve Winslow courtroom dramas. Parnell is an actor, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, former private eye, and past president of the Private Eye Writers of America. His books have been nominated for Edgar, Lefty, and Shamus awards.

Editorial Reviews

"A gritty, entertaining mystery!"

Publishers Weekly

"Highly entertaining ... this is zesty, shrewdly paced caper-comedyóreminiscent of the best of (among others) Lawrence Block and Joe Gores."

Kirkus Reviews

"A terrific page-turner of classic detection."

Drood Review - L B

"A terrific page-turner of classic detection."

L B

"As suspenseful as it is hilarious!"

Rose DeWolf