St. Martin's Minotaur,
April 14,2009,
ISBN10:0312373996, $23.95/US

Dead Men Don't Do Sudoku!

At least, that's what the Puzzle Lady thought. But when Old Man Overmeyer dies he leaves three crosswords and a sudoku behind to tell who killed him. Cora has no problem solving the sudoku, but with Sherry Carter in Africa honeymooning with Aaron Grant, the Puzzle Lady can't solve the crosswords.

Cora would like to thank New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz for constructing the sudoku. Cora would like to damn frequent New York Times contributor Manny Nosowsky to hell for constructing the crosswords.

"If the amusing antics of ebullient Cora aren’t enough for you, there are always the requisite crossword puzzles along with a sudoku puzzle to enjoy." - Kirkus (February, 2009)

"A delightful series...a charming heroine...so gosh darned good!" - Booklist (March, 2009)

"Snappy dialogue and a clever resolution!"- Publishers Weekly (February, 2009)

"Groucho Marx meets Jessica Fletcher!" - Romantic Times

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Pegasus Books,
Trade Paperback
February 8,2009, ISBN 978-1-605-98025-6, $14.95/US

Pegasus Books, September 1, 2007, ISBN 978-1-933-64853-8, $24.00/US

Stanley's back! (In trade paperback!)

And he's working for a Hitman. Yes, you read it right. Only a private eye with Stanley's tortured logic could come up with a reason to justify working for a man who kills people. Of course, the pay is good.

“Hitman” is the kind of pithy, clever, modestly erudite mystery that was once a genre staple. It’s nice to know somebody still has the knack. - New York Times (Sept 23, 2007)

Praise for the Stanley Hastings mystery series

"What Mr. Hall does to the private eye formula is very funny, but it is not frivolous. His puzzles, for all their manic nonsense, are fiendish constructions of sound logic." - New York Times

"Like Agatha Christie ... Hall knows how to plant clues and red herrings. Only he's a lot funnier." - Denver Post & Rocky Mountain News

"First-class fun from start to finish." - Booklist