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Stanley Hastings #20
A Fool for a Client: The Stanley Hastings Mysteries, Book 20
A young woman found naked and stabbed to death in her apartment - it's the type of case that should be perfect for Stanley Hastings. Instead it's his nightmare. It's a sensational murder trial. The woman was the girlfriend of Hastings' boss, Richard Rosenberg, and the hotshot lawyer is charged with killing her. Now Richard's in court fighting for his life, and Stanley's out on the firing line trying to dig up some evidence in his favor. It won't be easy. The murdered woman was a law clerk for a prominent judge, and everyone Stanley needs to question is currently tied up in a high-profile global banking trial.
As Stanley races back and forth between two courtrooms, searching for the key to the mystery through investigative techniques that could easily get him charged as an accessory, every fact tends to point to Richard's DNA evidence proves he is the man who had sex with the victim just before she died, eyewitnesses put him at the scene of the crime, and his fingerprints are on the murder weapon.
In desperation, Richard resorts to a series of courtroom tactics so outrageous they would make Perry Mason blush. Before the case is over, everyone in the courtroom will be convinced that not only does Richard Rosenberg have a fool for a client, but the client has a fool for a lawyer.
As Stanley races back and forth between two courtrooms, searching for the key to the mystery through investigative techniques that could easily get him charged as an accessory, every fact tends to point to Richard's DNA evidence proves he is the man who had sex with the victim just before she died, eyewitnesses put him at the scene of the crime, and his fingerprints are on the murder weapon.
In desperation, Richard resorts to a series of courtroom tactics so outrageous they would make Perry Mason blush. Before the case is over, everyone in the courtroom will be convinced that not only does Richard Rosenberg have a fool for a client, but the client has a fool for a lawyer.
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January 13, 2022
Always fun reads. Hmmm first one in series that is not a one word title.
End of series? Nothing new but short stories, as of 1-2022.
End of series? Nothing new but short stories, as of 1-2022.
October 26, 2015
A FOOL FOR A CLIENT by Parnell Hall
Read this late into the night last evening and laughed so hard I almost fell off the bed. I've read almost all the Stanley Hastings books and while some are funnier than others, this is the funniest one of all. Laughed till I cried.
This is the sort of book you have to take care not to read in public because howling with laughter while you're sitting on the subway or wherever, is just not done. People will stare.
I like that the book is mostly done in dialogue, sets a perfect pace for the quick as a wink repartee and rush of jokes. Still having trouble with Stanley's wife Alice - I hope Parnell Hall has plans for her in the future - plans of the murderous kind. Ha.
But Stanley and Richard (his sleazy boss) are so perfect here that I have to wonder why the author hasn't brought Richard out into the forefront before. (At least not that I can remember.) What an odiously funny man.
If you're a fan of wisenheimer humor (and I most definitely am) mixed with murder and courtroom proceedings unlike any you've ever seen before, then this is the book for you.
Read this late into the night last evening and laughed so hard I almost fell off the bed. I've read almost all the Stanley Hastings books and while some are funnier than others, this is the funniest one of all. Laughed till I cried.
This is the sort of book you have to take care not to read in public because howling with laughter while you're sitting on the subway or wherever, is just not done. People will stare.
I like that the book is mostly done in dialogue, sets a perfect pace for the quick as a wink repartee and rush of jokes. Still having trouble with Stanley's wife Alice - I hope Parnell Hall has plans for her in the future - plans of the murderous kind. Ha.
But Stanley and Richard (his sleazy boss) are so perfect here that I have to wonder why the author hasn't brought Richard out into the forefront before. (At least not that I can remember.) What an odiously funny man.
If you're a fan of wisenheimer humor (and I most definitely am) mixed with murder and courtroom proceedings unlike any you've ever seen before, then this is the book for you.
October 26, 2015
(Note: I was a newspaper book reviewer and reviewed a copy of the book supplied by the publisher. I had favorably reviewed several of Hall's books before.)
There is injustice, incompetence, and insults in Parnell Hall’s latest comic novel featuring his put-upon P.I. Stanley Hastings, but at least none of them apply directly to him. He’s not even the fool in the title; that applies to his boss, civil attorney Richard Rosenberg, who is suspected of murder after his girlfriend is found dead. He was the last person to see her alive in her Fifth Avenue apartment near the time of her death. Only his feared reputation in civil trials made him dangerous to arrest unless the evidence was there.
In an old-school mystery, that would be when the besieged suspect turns to Stanley and urges him to ride out, a knight errant, and risk emotional and physical harm in his quest for the truth. But Hastings is no Philip Marlowe; the only assaults are committed by his wife, Alice, and they’re more of the ego-puncturing type. She could say, “You did the best you could,” and you could hear two thumps hit the floor. It’s that type of marriage.
But Hastings investigates anyway, because what else was he going to do? He attends a trial of financial officials caught defrauding customers because that’s where the victim worked, helping the prosecution. He questions the judge, some of the jurors and the attorneys involved, not because he had a hunch, but because he had absolutely nowhere else to go.
Hall’s mysteries are light on description and heavy on Hasting’s commentary on his life and everything that goes on around him. The pages practically turn themselves as he verbally spars with everyone (and why hasn’t Amazon picked this up as a pilot TV series?). He goes places he’s not meant to go, asks questions some people don’t want asked, and generally makes a nuisance of himself.
This make-it-up-as-you-go-along style may drive old-school fans away, but if you like a story that will go everywhere except where you expected, and can sidetrack into riffs on movie soundtracks, healthy cooking, and even self-publishing, “A Fool for a Client” will amuse. At least until the last paragraph, where a single image conveys the truth behind murder.
There is injustice, incompetence, and insults in Parnell Hall’s latest comic novel featuring his put-upon P.I. Stanley Hastings, but at least none of them apply directly to him. He’s not even the fool in the title; that applies to his boss, civil attorney Richard Rosenberg, who is suspected of murder after his girlfriend is found dead. He was the last person to see her alive in her Fifth Avenue apartment near the time of her death. Only his feared reputation in civil trials made him dangerous to arrest unless the evidence was there.
In an old-school mystery, that would be when the besieged suspect turns to Stanley and urges him to ride out, a knight errant, and risk emotional and physical harm in his quest for the truth. But Hastings is no Philip Marlowe; the only assaults are committed by his wife, Alice, and they’re more of the ego-puncturing type. She could say, “You did the best you could,” and you could hear two thumps hit the floor. It’s that type of marriage.
But Hastings investigates anyway, because what else was he going to do? He attends a trial of financial officials caught defrauding customers because that’s where the victim worked, helping the prosecution. He questions the judge, some of the jurors and the attorneys involved, not because he had a hunch, but because he had absolutely nowhere else to go.
Hall’s mysteries are light on description and heavy on Hasting’s commentary on his life and everything that goes on around him. The pages practically turn themselves as he verbally spars with everyone (and why hasn’t Amazon picked this up as a pilot TV series?). He goes places he’s not meant to go, asks questions some people don’t want asked, and generally makes a nuisance of himself.
This make-it-up-as-you-go-along style may drive old-school fans away, but if you like a story that will go everywhere except where you expected, and can sidetrack into riffs on movie soundtracks, healthy cooking, and even self-publishing, “A Fool for a Client” will amuse. At least until the last paragraph, where a single image conveys the truth behind murder.
October 7, 2016
Stanley Hastings isn't much of an investigator, but he's been working for negligence attorney Richard Rosenberg for many years, and when Richard seems likely to be arrested for the murder of his girlfriend, Stanley leaps into action. Or rather, he leaps into inaction, observing the complex financial trial that the dead woman, a judge's clerk, was working on at the time of her death. Richard--and Stanley's wife Alice--seem to do most of the thinking, but Stanley, despite not much help from his friends on the police force, does get Richard off the hook, although not in a very satisfying way. I was disturbed by the undercurrent of hostility between Alice and Stanley--in earlier episodes of this series, their relationship seemed more stable.
December 8, 2015
Witty, terse dialogue between investigator Stanley Hastings and his employer (the titular fool, who is defending himself in a murder trial), Stanley and his wife Alice, Stanley and his sources, Stanley and witnesses, and Stanley and a judge.
Along the way, fun with the legal system.
If you know Parnell Hall only for the Puzzle Lady books, take another look at the author.
Along the way, fun with the legal system.
If you know Parnell Hall only for the Puzzle Lady books, take another look at the author.
December 21, 2021
I gave up reading mysteries for the puzzle decades ago, which is a good thing, because trying to figure out who did what, to whom, when, why, and how in a Stanley Hastings mystery would drive me into an insane asylum. There is nothing normal about Stanley's world. He is normal - stereotypically so. He's just an average guy who's been an actor and a writer (and still thinks of himself as an actor and a writer) and has for years now worked as a private investigator for a Manhattan lawyer. But instead of fisticuffs and gunplay, Stanley Hastings fills out forms and takes pictures in trip-and-fall cases for his boss, Richard Rosenberg.
Except in every book Stanley stumbles into a murder case, and stumbles around in it, and stumbles his hilarious way to the solution. So it is here. Richard's on trial for a murder he didn't commit, and Stanley's questioning the court clerk in an entirely separate, civil, trial. Stanley has no clue what he's doing, nor what he's found out, but he brings the information to Richard, who is conducting his own defense (which leads to the title of the book - the ancient adage is that a lawyer who defends himself has a fool for a client).
Now it doesn't surprise me when the identity of the bad guy in a mystery is a surprise to me, since, as I say, I gave up trying to figure that out a long time ago. But this time it really surprised me. Of all the people who had come into the story, the murder here was about the last person I'd have suspected, if I'd been suspecting people as I went along. If you like surprises, you'll like this book. And if you like funny mysteries which don't pretend to be "serious literature," you'll like this book.
Except in every book Stanley stumbles into a murder case, and stumbles around in it, and stumbles his hilarious way to the solution. So it is here. Richard's on trial for a murder he didn't commit, and Stanley's questioning the court clerk in an entirely separate, civil, trial. Stanley has no clue what he's doing, nor what he's found out, but he brings the information to Richard, who is conducting his own defense (which leads to the title of the book - the ancient adage is that a lawyer who defends himself has a fool for a client).
Now it doesn't surprise me when the identity of the bad guy in a mystery is a surprise to me, since, as I say, I gave up trying to figure that out a long time ago. But this time it really surprised me. Of all the people who had come into the story, the murder here was about the last person I'd have suspected, if I'd been suspecting people as I went along. If you like surprises, you'll like this book. And if you like funny mysteries which don't pretend to be "serious literature," you'll like this book.
July 4, 2018
This reminded me of the private investigator stories of the 1940-50s. Most of thee time the humour missed the mark for me.
October 15, 2018
Fun dialogue and banter.
February 9, 2019
I loved the legal jargon. He gave them reasonable doubt but made sure the guy had reasonable doubt of his own.
June 21, 2023
Read this in a mental hospital and was not impressed. The narrator is gross.
October 11, 2015
Disclosure: I was given an ARC of this book to read and review.
Stanley Hasting's boss, Richard Rosenberg, is in big trouble. Richard's girlfriend, a law clerk, has been murdered and the negligence lawyer is the prime suspect. Richard is the fool because he's decided to represent himself. Why? Because he doesn't trust lawyers: they're sleazy pond scum, and he's proof of that. He wants Stanley's assistance, but it's going to be hard: he was the last person seen with the victim, DNA proves he had sex with her, and his fingerprints are on the murder weapon.
The victim, Jeannie Atkins, was assigned to a global banking trial, which seems unconnected to anything that would have led to murder. She clerked for the judge, and usually judges take a dim view to their assistants being killed. Stanley hopes to find a connection, though, and becomes a regular spectator at the banking trial, which is just as exciting as you think it would be: not at all.
Our hero perseveres through the boredom, though, talking to jurors, alternates, a clerk with romantic ideas of what detectives do, and the long-suffering judge for the trial. He also finds "the girl with tits," Juror Number Twelve. Stanley discovers that she was an alternate promoted after someone else was excused. He procures the address of the excused man and pays a visit - to a dead body.
I've often wanted to see Richard Rosenberg at work, and this book doesn't disappoint. Most of the cases he takes involve trip-and-fall or accidents on city property. Half the people at court are scared of him, and we learn why. He turns down the probable cause hearing and goes straight to trial. He accepts all candidates for the jury without questioning them. He insults the expert witness. He insinuates that no one is telling the truth about when he left the victim's apartment because the security guard slunk off early and his limo driver was padding the time for higher pay. He makes Denny Crane look like a paragon of discretion.
None of this is going to matter, though, because the evidence is against Richard. He was the last person seen with the victim, his bodily fluids were present at the scene, and his fingerprints are on the murder weapon. He has no clue who the murderer is. Stanley's occasional ally, Sergeant MacAuliff, is of the opinion that Richard will only escape jail if he can 'pull an O.J.' and create reasonable doubt.
Will Rosenberg dream up a great strategy, or will he go to prison? Will Stanley find the real killer after all, or go to jail after giving grief to the judge in the banking case one too many times? Read A Fool for a Client to learn the answer to these and other relevant questions, including how often a detective's wife has to explain to her husband what the information he's discovered implies for the case.
I greatly enjoyed the book, but you may need to keep a scorecard for some of the conversations. The repartee zips back and forth very rapidly with few conversation tags. It's still very funny. I was also pleased to see Alice (Stanley's wife) again, who creates order out of her husband's eccentric observations.
Stanley Hasting's boss, Richard Rosenberg, is in big trouble. Richard's girlfriend, a law clerk, has been murdered and the negligence lawyer is the prime suspect. Richard is the fool because he's decided to represent himself. Why? Because he doesn't trust lawyers: they're sleazy pond scum, and he's proof of that. He wants Stanley's assistance, but it's going to be hard: he was the last person seen with the victim, DNA proves he had sex with her, and his fingerprints are on the murder weapon.
The victim, Jeannie Atkins, was assigned to a global banking trial, which seems unconnected to anything that would have led to murder. She clerked for the judge, and usually judges take a dim view to their assistants being killed. Stanley hopes to find a connection, though, and becomes a regular spectator at the banking trial, which is just as exciting as you think it would be: not at all.
Our hero perseveres through the boredom, though, talking to jurors, alternates, a clerk with romantic ideas of what detectives do, and the long-suffering judge for the trial. He also finds "the girl with tits," Juror Number Twelve. Stanley discovers that she was an alternate promoted after someone else was excused. He procures the address of the excused man and pays a visit - to a dead body.
I've often wanted to see Richard Rosenberg at work, and this book doesn't disappoint. Most of the cases he takes involve trip-and-fall or accidents on city property. Half the people at court are scared of him, and we learn why. He turns down the probable cause hearing and goes straight to trial. He accepts all candidates for the jury without questioning them. He insults the expert witness. He insinuates that no one is telling the truth about when he left the victim's apartment because the security guard slunk off early and his limo driver was padding the time for higher pay. He makes Denny Crane look like a paragon of discretion.
None of this is going to matter, though, because the evidence is against Richard. He was the last person seen with the victim, his bodily fluids were present at the scene, and his fingerprints are on the murder weapon. He has no clue who the murderer is. Stanley's occasional ally, Sergeant MacAuliff, is of the opinion that Richard will only escape jail if he can 'pull an O.J.' and create reasonable doubt.
Will Rosenberg dream up a great strategy, or will he go to prison? Will Stanley find the real killer after all, or go to jail after giving grief to the judge in the banking case one too many times? Read A Fool for a Client to learn the answer to these and other relevant questions, including how often a detective's wife has to explain to her husband what the information he's discovered implies for the case.
I greatly enjoyed the book, but you may need to keep a scorecard for some of the conversations. The repartee zips back and forth very rapidly with few conversation tags. It's still very funny. I was also pleased to see Alice (Stanley's wife) again, who creates order out of her husband's eccentric observations.
November 15, 2015
Parnell Hall in his new book, “A Fool for a Client” Book Twenty in the Stanley Hastings Mystery series published by Pegasus Books LLC gives us another adventure with Stanley Hastings.
From the back cover: A young woman found naked and stabbed to death in her apartment. It’s the type of case that should be perfect for Stanley Hastings. Instead, it’s his nightmare.
The woman was the girlfriend of his boss, Richard Rosenberg, and the hotshot lawyer is charged with killing her.
Now Richard’s in court fighting for his life, and Stanley’s out on the firing line trying to dig up some evidence in his favor. It won’t be easy. The murdered woman was a law clerk for a prominent judge, and everyone Stanley needs to question is currently tied up in a high-profile Global Banking trial.
As Stanley races back and forth between two courtrooms, searching for the key to the mystery through investigative techniques that could easily get him charged as an accessory, every fact tends to point to Richard’s guilt: DNA evidence proves he is the man who had sex with the victim just before she died, eyewitnesses put him at the scene of the crime, and his fingerprints are on the murder weapon.
In desperation, Richard resorts to a series of courtroom tactics so outrageous they would make Perry Mason blush. Before the case is over, everyone in the courtroom will be convinced that not only does Richard Rosenberg have a fool for a client, but the client has a fool for a lawyer.
I have not read any of Parnell Hall’s Stanley Hastings books before this one. This is an oversight that I will quickly make up for. Stanley Hastings is a different kind of P.I. but he manages to do what P.I.s usually do. I have not laughed with a private investigator since Richard Prather wrote the Shell Scott series. Those were funny. So is this. If you have had a bad day then I recommend you read this and you will be smiling and laughing really quickly. Mr. Hall really knows the genre and how to use all the elements and still make it a fun read. “A Fool For A Client” grabs you with the storyline and keeps you flipping pages as fast as possible. Stanley Hasting’s boss, Richard Rosenberg, is the prime suspect. Rosenberg is the fool because he’s decided to represent himself. Why? Because he doesn’t trust lawyers if you can imagine that. Now it is up to Stanley to prove Rosenberg’s innocence even though all the evidence proves his guilt. Don’t start this book late at night because you are going to want to finish it before you go to bed. I am so looking forward to the next adventure with Private Investigator Stanley Hastings.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Pegasus Books LLC. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
From the back cover: A young woman found naked and stabbed to death in her apartment. It’s the type of case that should be perfect for Stanley Hastings. Instead, it’s his nightmare.
The woman was the girlfriend of his boss, Richard Rosenberg, and the hotshot lawyer is charged with killing her.
Now Richard’s in court fighting for his life, and Stanley’s out on the firing line trying to dig up some evidence in his favor. It won’t be easy. The murdered woman was a law clerk for a prominent judge, and everyone Stanley needs to question is currently tied up in a high-profile Global Banking trial.
As Stanley races back and forth between two courtrooms, searching for the key to the mystery through investigative techniques that could easily get him charged as an accessory, every fact tends to point to Richard’s guilt: DNA evidence proves he is the man who had sex with the victim just before she died, eyewitnesses put him at the scene of the crime, and his fingerprints are on the murder weapon.
In desperation, Richard resorts to a series of courtroom tactics so outrageous they would make Perry Mason blush. Before the case is over, everyone in the courtroom will be convinced that not only does Richard Rosenberg have a fool for a client, but the client has a fool for a lawyer.
I have not read any of Parnell Hall’s Stanley Hastings books before this one. This is an oversight that I will quickly make up for. Stanley Hastings is a different kind of P.I. but he manages to do what P.I.s usually do. I have not laughed with a private investigator since Richard Prather wrote the Shell Scott series. Those were funny. So is this. If you have had a bad day then I recommend you read this and you will be smiling and laughing really quickly. Mr. Hall really knows the genre and how to use all the elements and still make it a fun read. “A Fool For A Client” grabs you with the storyline and keeps you flipping pages as fast as possible. Stanley Hasting’s boss, Richard Rosenberg, is the prime suspect. Rosenberg is the fool because he’s decided to represent himself. Why? Because he doesn’t trust lawyers if you can imagine that. Now it is up to Stanley to prove Rosenberg’s innocence even though all the evidence proves his guilt. Don’t start this book late at night because you are going to want to finish it before you go to bed. I am so looking forward to the next adventure with Private Investigator Stanley Hastings.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Pegasus Books LLC. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
April 15, 2018
A snappy little throw-away of a murder, seriously flawed by excruciatingly bad proofreading.
I don't just mean typos, bad grammar, and incorrect words. I'm talking logistical impossibilities.
Here's an example: in Chapter 15 the same character leaves the building twice. Without going back in. No mention of hallucinogens, twins, clones, time travel, or alternate universes and our P.I. doesn't find this at all weird. Huh? Since details matter a great deal in murder mysteries, this just wrecks the illusion.
I lost heart.
I don't just mean typos, bad grammar, and incorrect words. I'm talking logistical impossibilities.
Here's an example: in Chapter 15 the same character leaves the building twice. Without going back in. No mention of hallucinogens, twins, clones, time travel, or alternate universes and our P.I. doesn't find this at all weird. Huh? Since details matter a great deal in murder mysteries, this just wrecks the illusion.
I lost heart.
November 8, 2019
The protagonist, Stanley Hastings, is a slow-witted investigator who succeeds only through the advice of his wife and unusual good luck. In the latest of twenty books in Parnell Hall's long-running series, attorney Richard Rosenberg is accused of murder. After too many pages of insane dialogue ... (no spoilers here)... the story thankfully ends. Here's a sample if you want a light, occasionally humorous read:
"So when was she killed?"
"Last night."
"How did it happen?"
"How do the police think it happened, or how did it really happen?"
"Do you know how it happened?"
"No."
"What do you know?"
"She was killed last night."
"So when was she killed?"
"Last night."
"How did it happen?"
"How do the police think it happened, or how did it really happen?"
"Do you know how it happened?"
"No."
"What do you know?"
"She was killed last night."
July 10, 2016
It has been a long time since I have read a mystery writer who resembled the hard boiled male tecs of old. I thought the author tried too hard to be witty. I found myself lagging even when I stayed with it just to see what the clever lawyer would bring to the table. I wasn't excited or even empathic to the characters and found them tedious as if they were trying too hard to be clever or funny. That said, I did read the entire book and had some pleasure in doing so although I gave up this sort of mystery novel a long time ago.
June 1, 2016
How do you invest so much time and effort on a manuscript, and when it finally comes into print by one of the world's most prestigious publishers the very first paragraph contains missing words and horribly worded sentences? Norton needs to fire their entire quality department and if Parnell Hall has an ounce of integrity left he'll be using his advance to go out and buy up every copy of this shit show he can find, including the one sitting next to me.
April 14, 2016
one of the best stanly hastings books! the lawyer he works for is accused of murdering his girlfriend. stanly has to try and save him (so he can save his own job!). he stumbles around and does manage to save the boss. his wife makes 'helpful' suggestions. a great book and i love the series, cant wait for the next one to come out!
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December 2, 2015
An enjoyable read with lots of snappy dialogue. In fact, the dialogue carries the majority of the story line.
Because it's mostly dialogue, the reader can easily get lost in the narrative line.
But, it's not too realistic in that few lawyers do their own law work, especially in a murder case.
Because it's mostly dialogue, the reader can easily get lost in the narrative line.
But, it's not too realistic in that few lawyers do their own law work, especially in a murder case.
November 3, 2015
The courtroom drama was mostly believable. For the most part the attempts at humor fell flat for me. Hall is trying to be hardboiled and tough, but mainly is just sexist and lame. A mediocre effort.
January 14, 2016
First I read of Stanley Hastings. Have read the crossword puzzle mysteries.
I very much enjoyed this book.
The humor in this is like a RB Parker humor.
The narration of the story by the main character works. I couldn't wait
to see who did it!
Good lighter read.
I very much enjoyed this book.
The humor in this is like a RB Parker humor.
The narration of the story by the main character works. I couldn't wait
to see who did it!
Good lighter read.
June 28, 2016
Back to form. Perhaps the best of the series. Still bumbling, still funny, still a breezy read. And Alice is back to being herself after her stint of meanness for the sake of mean in a previous book.
September 19, 2016
A Fool for A Client is an easy, entertaining read. Lots of good sarcasm and repartee to keep you laughing or at least smiling. This is a new author for me and I look forward to reading the two books of his I have at home.
December 6, 2016
There were some amusing conversations between the characters but I was not engrossed in the story at all. It felt plodding, and there were editorial failures such as misspellings and grammatically incorrect sentences. I have a hard time getting past that. I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway.
October 10, 2015
I found the constant word play with among the characters very distracting and unnecessary.
November 2, 2015
Usual Hall circular novel for Stanley to become involved. Too many twists and turns but enjoyable light reading.
December 1, 2015
3.5 stars. A quick read. I'll look up the rest of the series.
December 8, 2015
a bit too much snappy repartee instead of dialogue.
February 15, 2016
entertaining light read
January 3, 2019
I love Parnell Hall. Stanley Hastings is one of my favorite characters. His inept and bumbling ways are so totally endearing that you can see why Alice puts up with him. More Stanley PLEASE!!!
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