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St. Martin's Minotaur,
February,2010,
ISBN13:978-0312612184, $24.99/US
The Battle of the Century!
It should have been fun when the Sudoku Lady showed up in Bakerhaven to challenge the Puzzle Lady, whose books had just edged hers off the Japanese Best Seller List. Fat chance. Before the two women can lock horns, a killer strikes, Minami is arrested, and Cora finds herself in the unhappy position of having to save her rival, whom she inadvertantly framed for the murder.
Sudoku puzzles by Will Shortz!
Crosswords by Manny Nosowsky!
"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,
July 2010,
ISBN 9781605981048 , $25.00/US
Stanley's back!
After working for a Hitman, Stanley needed a break, so the sexy young mother who wanted to find out why her teenage daughter was skipping school seemed like just what the doctor ordered. Piece of cake, right? I'll give you a hint. The book's called Caper.
“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