Parnell Hall Reading Order

10 books (2003–2019)

Parnell Hall edited nine mystery and thriller anthologies published between 2003 and 2019, now complete. These collections bring together short stories from various authors in the genre, best read in publication order beginning with Murder at the Foul Line. The series concludes with Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible.

Start with Murder at the Foul Line, the first of 9 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Murder at the Foul Line 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Show Business is Murder 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Crimes by Moonlight 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	In Pursuit of Spenser 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Not Everyone's Cup of Tea 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dark City Lights: New York Stories (Have a NYC) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Silent Night, Deadly Night 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	C.H.U.D. LIVES! 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Cozy Case Files Volume 4 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

24 books (2017–2025)

The Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler is an ongoing anthology series that collects short mysteries from various authors in the cozy mystery genre. With 22 volumes published between 2017 and 2025, the series features rotating contributors including M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Ellie Alexander, and many others. Each volume stands alone as a collection of short stories, so readers can start with Volume 1 and progress through the series in publication order, or sample individual volumes based on their preferred authors.

Start with Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley), the first of 22 books in the Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler series.

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1	Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	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) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Cozy Case Files Volume 3(By: M.C. Beaton,Donna Andrews,Ellie Alexander,Mindy Quigley) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Cozy Case Files Volume 4 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	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) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Cozy Case Files Volume 6(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Cate Conte,Kylie Logan,Leonard Goldberg,Allison Montclair,Ellen Hart,Sheila Connolly,Mindy Quigley) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Cozy Case Files Volume 7(By: Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Ellen Crosby,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Ashley Weaver,Mindy Quigley) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	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) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Cozy Case Files Volume 8(By: M.C. Beaton,Diane Kelly,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,SusanCox,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	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) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Cozy Case Files Volume 11(By: Diane Kelly,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Mariah Fredericks,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Cozy Case Files Volume 13(By: Mindy Quigley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Cozy Case Files Volume 14(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Cozy Case Files Volume 15(By: Mindy Quigley) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Cozy Case Files Volume 16(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss,M. C. Beaton) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Cozy Case Files Volume 16(By: M.C. Beaton,Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Diane Kelly,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	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) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	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) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	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) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	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) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	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) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Cozy Case Files, Volume 23(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Jennifer J. Chow) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Cozy Case Files, Volume 24(By: Carolyn Haines,Donna Andrews,Elizabeth Penney,Katharine Schellman,Korina Moss) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2017–2017)

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1	Barely Legal(With: Stuart Woods) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

21 books (1999–2019)

The Puzzle Lady series is a 21-book mystery collection by Parnell Hall published between 1999 and 2019, now complete. The books follow a puzzle-themed mystery concept and should be read in publication order, beginning with A Clue for the Puzzle Lady. This series combines traditional detective work with various puzzle types, incorporating word puzzles, Sudoku, and other logic puzzles throughout its run.

Start with A Clue for the Puzzle Lady, the first of 21 books in the Puzzle Lady series.

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1	A Clue for the Puzzle Lady 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Last Puzzle & Testament 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Puzzled to Death 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Puzzle in a Pear Tree 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	With this Puzzle, I Thee Kill 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	And a Puzzle to Die On 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Stalking the Puzzle Lady 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	You Have the Right to Remain Puzzled 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Sudoku Puzzle Murders 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Dead Man's Puzzle 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Puzzle Lady vs. The Sudoku Lady 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The KenKen Killings 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	$10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Arsenic and Old Puzzles 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Lethal Luncheon 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	NYPD Puzzle 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Puzzled Indemnity 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Presumed Puzzled 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	A Puzzle to be Named Later 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Purloined Puzzle 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Lights! Camera! Puzzles! 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2020–2020)

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1	Chasing Jack 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

27 books (1987–2020)

The Stanley Hastings series consists of 27 mystery novels published between 1987 and 2020, following the cases of private investigator Stanley Hastings. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Detective. These books span three decades of mystery and thriller fiction, offering a substantial collection for readers seeking an extended series from a single author.

Start with Detective, the first of 27 books in the Stanley Hastings series.

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1	Detective 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Favor 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Strangler 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Client 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Juror 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Shot 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Actor 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Blackmail 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Movie 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Trial 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Scam 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Suspense 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Cozy 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Fear of Failure 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Manslaughter 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Oh, What a Tangled Lanyard We Weave 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Deal Me In 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Hitman 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Caper 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Clicker Training 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Death of a Vampire 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Stakeout 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Safari 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	A Fool for a Client 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Dead Client 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	The Naked and the Dead 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1988–2013)

The Steve Winslow mystery series consists of seven novels published between 1988 and 2013, following the legal cases of attorney Steve Winslow. Begin with The Baxter Trust and proceed through the complete series in publication order: The Anonymous Client, The Naked Typist, The Underground Man, The Wrong Gun, The Innocent Woman, and The Witness Cat. The series is now complete and each book should be read sequentially for the best experience.

Start with The Baxter Trust, the first of 7 books in the Steve Winslow series.

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1	The Baxter Trust 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Anonymous Client 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Naked Typist 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Underground Man 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Wrong Gun 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Innocent Woman 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Witness Cat 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2016–2025)

The Teddy Fay series is an ongoing mystery thriller spanning eight books published from 2016 to 2025. The first four entries were co-authored by Parnell Hall and Stuart Woods, while later books shifted to collaborations between Stuart Woods and other writers including Bryon Quertermous and Brett Battles. Readers should begin with Smooth Operator and follow the publication order through the most recent installment, Blown Away.

Start with Smooth Operator(With: Stuart Woods), the first of 8 books in the Teddy Fay series.

#	Title
1	Smooth Operator(With: Stuart Woods) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Money Shot(With: Stuart Woods) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Skin Game(With: Stuart Woods) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Bombshell(With: Stuart Woods) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Jackpot(By: Stuart Woods,Bryon Quertermous) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Obsession(By: Stuart Woods,Brett Battles) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Golden Hour(By: Stuart Woods,Brett Battles) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Blown Away(By: Brett Battles) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible